Local leaders told Democratic members of Congress that the fatal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Biddeford last month has left a lasting impact, with federal silence and inaction leaving the community to carry the burden. The members of the minority party convened the hearing to collect information with the hope of spurring accountability, […]

People in Cumberland County have been detained outside court and at the airport in recent weeks, following a national trend of federal immigration authorities employing new tactics to boost arrest numbers.  Federal immigration agents arrested more people in July than in any previous month of President Donald Trump’s administration. On Tuesday, the Maine Immigrants’ Rights […]

As President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement tactics face renewed scrutiny after the fatal shooting of a man in Biddeford, new Maine laws take effect Wednesday that prevent local resources and agencies from being used to support mass deportation efforts. Local police and jails are restricted in how they can work with federal immigration agents, while […]