Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The ruling bars the federal government from deporting Eyidi Ambila while he pursues his case in immigration court.

Rallygoers in Portland said they were alarmed at President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to L.A. amid protests against recent immigration raids.

The arrests occurred on Memorial Day following a traffic stop by Maine State Police.

The city of Portland and Cumberland and Hancock Counties were among the 500 so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions" around the country put on notice by the Department of Homeland Security this week. The Trump administration believes these cities and counties are "obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws."

According to court documents, the government had moved to deport Eyidi Ambila after the ACLU of Maine filed a petition for his release last week.

The man, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been in ICE custody since September.

Police Chief Jo-Ann Putnam made the announcement at a select board meeting last night.

An overflow crowd in Augusta testified largely in favor of the bills, but several law enforcement associations object to the measures.

A statement released Wednesday by Customs and Border Patrol says the jump in arrests is due to increased enforcement operations.

In the months since his arrest, Jose Adalberto Herrera has been detained in New York City at a facility for immigrant children and faces possible deportation, according to the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, a Maine-based group that is one of several legal advocacy organizations working on the boy’s case.