The sheriff’s office said it has seen an increase in immigrants applying to be corrections officers after the state waived an English language requirement.
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Judge says man held by ICE at Cumberland County Jail to stay in US pending deportation appeal
Immigration officials say they have travel papers that will let them send Eyidi Ambila to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says that’s not enough.
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Judge halts deportation of Maine resident who filed complaint over wrongful detention
The Department of Justice said it began the deportation process for Eyidi Ambila after he challenged the constitutionality of his detention at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland last week.
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ICE has held a Maine resident in jail for 8 months. The ACLU says that’s illegal.
The ACLU of Maine filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of 44-year-old Eyidi Ambila, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but has lived in the US since he was 7.
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Massachusetts teen detained by ICE at Cumberland County Jail released
Zeneyda Barrera Hernandez, an 18-year-old resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, had been held without bail since Monday.
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Teenager detained by ICE in Massachusetts held at Cumberland County Jail
Immigration agents detained an 18-year-old from Lynn, Massachusetts, despite her being in the country legally, her former attorney said.
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Woman settles lawsuit against Cumberland jail over privacy during childbirth
Jaden Brown of Lewiston agreed to a $350,000 deal after she sued the county sheriff and several jail officers in 2020, some of whom she said watched her deliver her child.
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Trump advisers accuse two Maine county jails of disobeying immigration law
America First Legal referred to Hancock and Cumberland counties as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions,’ but Cumberland County’s sheriff says the group is wrong and he follows the law.
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Denmark woman not competent for double murder trial, psychologist says
Tzara Jones showed signs of being delusional when meeting with a forensic psychologist, he says.
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Cumberland County corrections officer sues sheriff, county manager over firing
Vinal Thompson was acquitted of criminal charges and returned to work at the jail in April. Now he has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the sheriff wrongfully fired him three years ago.