With arrests down at the actual northern border, Border Patrol agents are venturing farther into states to help with immigration arrests.
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Oxford County to apply for grant despite immigration enforcement demands
The commissioners said they could revisit the issue when the Homeland Security grants are approved if the requirements have not been modified or changed.
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ICE agents in Maine arrest local pastor who supported immigrant community
Michel Tshimankinda was detained by ICE last week. His family is raising money to bring him home to Westbrook.
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Old Orchard Beach police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the US
ICE says that Jon Luke Evans is in the US illegally and broke the law when he tried to purchase a gun.
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Oxford County to weigh whether grant is worth new immigration enforcement demands
Oxford County commissioners will meet Tuesday morning to determine if the $200,000 grant application is worth the new stringent guidelines set in place by the Trump administration.
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Driver, passenger detained by ICE after pedestrian killed in Lewiston
A driver was detained by ICE Friday, police said, after a vehicle traveling on Park Street jumped the curb, striking and killing a Massachusetts woman.
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Do police officers in Maine have to be U.S. citizens? | Fact brief
The Maine Criminal Justice Academy sets eligibility requirements for law enforcement officers statewide, though local jurisdictions can impose their own specific requirements.
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ICE, Maine police department trade blame over reserve officer’s work status
An Old Orchard Beach reserve officer was arrested by ICE last week. The town chief said the feds confirmed he was allowed to work in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security called the police department ‘reckless.’
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Lewiston man charged with attempted abduction of 3-year-old
Firmino Figueira, 33, was identified after being arrested on an OUI charge early Thursday.
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Portland Jetport incentives for airline with ICE contract prompt concern from city officials, residents
Though Avelo Airlines says it has not carried out any deportations from Maine, some city leaders are also concerned that they would be unable to track or prevent such flights.