Immigration

Maine's two U.S. House members — both Democrats — were on opposite sides of $64 billion Department of Homeland Security bill. And while Republican Sen. Susan Collins supports the DHS funding bill, independent Sen. Angus King is calling for cuts to ICE.

Republicans are accusing Gov. Janet Mills and other Democrats of inflammatory rhetoric that they say puts people at risk. Democrats reject such charges, however, and say they're focused on ensuring that civil rights are protected.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says she wants assurances that federal agencies won't engage in what she described as "lawless" behavior during immigration enforcement. But Republican lawmakers in Maine accuse the Democrat of jeopardizing public safety.

ICE arrested 230 people in the state through mid-October, according to the Deportation Data Project.

The class-action lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to end the automatic citizenship for babies born on U.S. soil regardless of their parents' citizenship status. The dispute centers on differing interpretations of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

During a cabinet meeting this week, President Donald Trump referred to Somali immigrants as "garbage."

The pause, announced in a social media post last week, is a response to the fatal shooting of a National Guard member by an Afghan immigrant.

Dozens of current and former district employees, and parents, packed a school board meeting Tuesday night.

Maine and other states have settled a lawsuit with the federal government over efforts to require proof of immigration status before offering services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

The family had been trying to seek asylum in Canada. Local school, church, and soccer communities are reckoning with the family's sudden absence.