A petition brought by two residents asked town officials to not work with ICE unless there was a legitimate judicial warrant.
U.S. Border Patrol
Posted inMaine, News
Q&A: What are my rights at the border?
Can Border Patrol agents search your phone? Can you be detained and questioned? Many Maine travelers are asking how to prepare for international travel amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Canada.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
US Border Patrol arrests 39 people over 10-day operation in Maine
The agency says most were undocumented immigrants from Central America.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine immigrants, undocumented or not, ‘walking on glass’ as enforcement ramps up
The Trump administration’s focus on detaining and deporting suspected undocumented immigrants, coupled with differing approaches by local law enforcement agencies, has spread fear and uncertainty.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County group planning for border station changes at Coburn Gore Township
The $95 million project by U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to be completed in five to six years.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Pair arrested in Auburn in organized retail theft investigation, police say
Police said the men attempted to throw fake identification cards out the window as they were being pulled over by police on Washington Street just before noon Wednesday.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Rangeley Highlander
Border patrol detains 16 migrants at Franklin, Somerset jails
Sixteen migrants in Franklin County were detained this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to booking logs.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Lewiston teen faces deportation after Border Patrol in Maine detains him
The Border Patrol is ‘detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?’ said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Third man pleads guilty to stealing property from Bowdoin home where deadly shooting occurred
Arden Shaw was one of 3 people to face federal charges over stolen U.S. Border Patrol equipment.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Hiring freeze, executive orders create uncertainty for federal workers in Maine
In Bar Harbor, businesses are ‘cautiously concerned’ as they wait to learn whether the tourism season at Acadia National Park will be disrupted, the chamber of commerce says.