Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ICE has provided little information about who it is arresting and why.

A new memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly allows federal officers to forcibly enter a person's home to make arrest without a judicial warrant.

During a press conference Thursday, Joyce confirmed that ICE agents arrested a corrections officer recruit who he described as "squeaky clean."

On the second day of the federal operation, some local officials and residents are pushing back on ICE's tactics, while the Department of Homeland Security cites the arrest of several people with criminal convictions.

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.

ICE deputy assistant director Patricia Hyde told Fox her agency is targeting 1,400 immigrants in Maine.

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.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Benson issued the statement as reports of ICE activity, particularly in the Portland area, have jumped.

Even as details about any potential ICE operation in Maine are still scarce, rallygoers denounced the agency's tactics in Minnesota and around the country.

Details are scarce, but Gov. Mills and the mayors of Portland and Lewiston said they're bracing for a potential influx of federal immigration agents.