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As Governor Kelly A. Ayotte prepares to sign two anti-sanctuary bills, civil liberties advocates warn about due process.
Maine lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that would limit cooperation with the Trump administration's immigration ...
WELLS (WGME) -- Wells is freezing its partnership with ICE. The Wells Police Department is the only known department in Maine that entered a contract with immigration officers. There is a bill in ...
AUGUSTA, Maine — Two new bills before Maine lawmakers aim to significantly limit how local and state law enforcement agencies ...
The York County town's police chief said the department is taking a "wait-and-see approach" after state lawmakers introduced ...
"At no point was there any intent on proactive immigration enforcement," Wells police Chief Jo-Ann Putnam said Tuesday during the town select board meeting.
A long list of Mainers urged state lawmakers on Monday to pass legislation making it illegal for local police to act as ...
Immigrants rights advocates urged Maine lawmakers Monday to restrict the ability of police departments to work with federal immigration authorities. One proposal before the Legislature would prohibit ...
Immigrants rights advocates urged Maine lawmakers Monday to restrict the ability of police departments to work with federal immigration authorities. One proposal before the Legislature would prohibit ...
According to federal records, 46-year-old Xing Feng Dong is being held at the Cumberland County Jail in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The jail records and ICE detainee records do not indicate where Dong was arrested or what he was arrested for.
Wells Police Chief Jo-Ann Putnam said she is pausing ICE training for her department until a proposed bill in the Maine ...