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Some US citizens in Maine are carrying passports, fearing ICE detention

by Salomé Cloteaux, Morgan Womack and Dana Richie January 28, 2026January 29, 2026

Some Mainers of color say they’re afraid to leave their homes and worry about their children. One man says he was racially profiled.

Local & State, News

As ICE keeps people home, leaders in Maine brace for evictions

by Andrew Rice January 28, 2026January 29, 2026

During a roundtable with several mayors, Gov. Janet Mills also said she is pressing the Trump administration to provide details on whom ICE has arrested and why.

Local & State, News

A pastor searched for a missing congregant. He found a car with the keys on the floor

by Kristian Moravec The Maine Monitor January 28, 2026January 30, 2026

Evaristo Kalonji, an asylum seeker from Angola who has no criminal record, vanished from South Portland. He turned up in one detention center, then another.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Another Varsity Maine boys basketball poll, another change at the top

by Lee Horton January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

Windham is ranked No. 1 for the second time this season.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Small changes near bottom of Varsity Maine girls basketball poll

by Lee Horton January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

Cheverus still the unanimous No. 1, while Gray-New Gloucester and Biddeford move up.

Local & State, News

ICE reports in Maine slow after spike last week, immigrant advocates say

by Morgan Womack January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition says people are still calling into the group’s hotline to report agents and unmarked vehicles in their neighborhoods.