Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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

The 3-2 vote came after months of pressure from activists to cancel the contract.

Lucas Segobia spent weeks in ICE detention in Texas earlier this year following a traffic stop in Maine.

Photos of James Black dressed as an ICE agent have circulated widely on social media, causing an uproar in the Mt. Blue school district.

James Black wore the costume to a private family party, according to his relatives.

Immigration lawyers and one District Attorney say victims and witnesses are afraid that engaging with the criminal justice system could put them at risk.

The hotline is intended in part to provide reliable information amid a flood of unverified social media posts.

The agreement, which would have provided training for local officers to enforce certain aspects of federal immigration law, had been on pause since May.

Over 70 people rallied in Scarborough on Wednesday evening to speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions both in Maine and around the country.

But it's unclear if the board has the authority to amend the contract allowing ICE to detain people at the county jail.