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* Maine Secretary of State condemns DOJ request in Minnesota for voter enrollment data
* Portland schools considering whether to offer remote learning to some young students affected by ICE activities
* Maine Secretary of State condemns DOJ request in Minnesota for voter enrollment data
* Portland schools considering whether to offer remote learning to some young students affected by ICE activities
Live updates: Maine delegation debates ICE funding after 2nd deadly shooting in Minneapolis
Gov. Mills demanded President Trump withdraw federal immigration agents from Maine.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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* Maine Secretary of State condemns DOJ request in Minnesota for voter enrollment data
* Portland schools considering whether to offer remote learning to some young students affected by ICE activities
* Maine Secretary of State condemns DOJ request in Minnesota for voter enrollment data
* Portland schools considering whether to offer remote learning to some young students affected by ICE activities
Maine Sen. Collins at center of ICE funding fight after another deadly shooting in Minnesota * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Maine Sen. Collins at center of ICE funding fight after another deadly shooting in Minnesota
Democrats' recent threats to withhold support for a bill that would give $10 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could threaten Collins' work to avert another government shutdown.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Maine Sen. Collins at center of ICE funding fight after another deadly shooting in Minnesota * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
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Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland
The man is in the U.S. on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree. Agents left his car running in the street with a smashed window.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Multiple feet of snow expected to fall on Maine Sunday into Monday
Empty vehicles, dropped calls: The eerie scenes as ICE came to Maine
ICE agents have swiftly whisked people away this week, leaving uneasy feelings in their wake.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Multiple feet of snow expected to fall on Maine Sunday into Monday
Empty vehicles, dropped calls: The eerie scenes as ICE came to Maine * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Empty vehicles, dropped calls: The eerie scenes as ICE came to Maine
ICE agents have swiftly whisked people away this week, leaving uneasy feelings in their wake.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Empty vehicles, dropped calls: The eerie scenes as ICE came to Maine * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Maine Sen. Collins at center of ICE funding fight after another deadly shooting in Minnesota * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Maine Sen. Collins at center of ICE funding fight after another deadly shooting in Minnesota
Democrats' recent threats to withhold support for a bill that would give $10 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could threaten Collins' work to avert another government shutdown.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Maine Sen. Collins at center of ICE funding fight after another deadly shooting in Minnesota * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
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* Mills demands Trump withdraw ICE agents from Maine
* Attendance down at high school sports event as immigrant families stay away out of fear
* Anti-ICE rally in Lewiston draws 1,000 protesters to Kennedy Park
* Mills demands Trump withdraw ICE agents from Maine
* Attendance down at high school sports event as immigrant families stay away out of fear
* Anti-ICE rally in Lewiston draws 1,000 protesters to Kennedy Park
Live updates: Mills demands Trump withdraw ICE agents from Maine
The governor decried the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents and called on the president to meet with her.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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* Mills demands Trump withdraw ICE agents from Maine
* Attendance down at high school sports event as immigrant families stay away out of fear
* Anti-ICE rally in Lewiston draws 1,000 protesters to Kennedy Park
* Mills demands Trump withdraw ICE agents from Maine
* Attendance down at high school sports event as immigrant families stay away out of fear
* Anti-ICE rally in Lewiston draws 1,000 protesters to Kennedy Park
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* Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce offers advice to businesses dealing with “troubling” ICE disruption
* Portland Police release the names of six arrested at Friday night’s anti-ICE protest in front of two hotels
* Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce offers advice to businesses dealing with “troubling” ICE disruption
* Portland Police release the names of six arrested at Friday night’s anti-ICE protest in front of two hotels
Live updates: Ramped-up ICE activity in Maine continues into weekend
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the heart of Portland on Friday night after a week in which federal agents said they arrested more than 100 people in Maine.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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* Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce offers advice to businesses dealing with “troubling” ICE disruption
* Portland Police release the names of six arrested at Friday night’s anti-ICE protest in front of two hotels
* Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce offers advice to businesses dealing with “troubling” ICE disruption
* Portland Police release the names of six arrested at Friday night’s anti-ICE protest in front of two hotels
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* Ramped-up ICE activity in Maine continues into weekend
* U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner ‘heartened’ by community opposition to ICE
* More than 200 Maine faith leaders denounce ICE tactics
* Ramped-up ICE activity in Maine continues into weekend
* U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner ‘heartened’ by community opposition to ICE
* More than 200 Maine faith leaders denounce ICE tactics
Live updates: Ramped-up ICE activity in Maine continues into weekend
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the heart of Portland on Friday night after a week in which federal agents said they arrested more than 100 people in Maine.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Live updates: * Free to access
* Ramped-up ICE activity in Maine continues into weekend
* U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner ‘heartened’ by community opposition to ICE
* More than 200 Maine faith leaders denounce ICE tactics
* Ramped-up ICE activity in Maine continues into weekend
* U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner ‘heartened’ by community opposition to ICE
* More than 200 Maine faith leaders denounce ICE tactics
The Mainers detained by ICE | What we know about the people swept up in a federal immigration crackdown that began Jan. 20. * Free to access
The Mainers detained by ICE
What we know about the people swept up in a federal immigration crackdown that began Jan. 20.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Mainers detained by ICE | What we know about the people swept up in a federal immigration crackdown that began Jan. 20. * Free to access
6 arrested during protests near Portland hotels suspected of hosting ICE agents * Free to access
6 arrested during protests near Portland hotels suspected of hosting ICE agents
It was loud — and that was the point.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:50 PM
6 arrested during protests near Portland hotels suspected of hosting ICE agents * Free to access
Hundreds gather in Portland to protest actions by ICE * Free to access
Hundreds gather in Portland to protest actions by ICE
The demonstration came at the end of a week in which federal immigration officials said over 100 people had been detained in Maine.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Hundreds gather in Portland to protest actions by ICE * Free to access
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* Sen. King, Gov. Mills suggest cutting ICE funding over ‘aggressive tactics’
* U.S. Attorney’s Office says ICE violated court order by transferring detainees from Cumberland County Jail
* Sen. King, Gov. Mills suggest cutting ICE funding over ‘aggressive tactics’
* U.S. Attorney’s Office says ICE violated court order by transferring detainees from Cumberland County Jail
Live updates: Sen. King, Gov. Mills suggest cutting ICE funding over ‘aggressive tactics’
Meanwhile, ICE detainees being held at the Cumberland County Jail were moved out of the facility Thursday night, hours after the county sheriff criticized the agency's tactics as 'bush-league policing...
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January 23, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Live updates: | This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
* Sen. King, Gov. Mills suggest cutting ICE funding over ‘aggressive tactics’
* U.S. Attorney’s Office says ICE violated court order by transferring detainees from Cumberland County Jail
* Sen. King, Gov. Mills suggest cutting ICE funding over ‘aggressive tactics’
* U.S. Attorney’s Office says ICE violated court order by transferring detainees from Cumberland County Jail
ICE detainees removed from Cumberland County Jail after sheriff’s criticism * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
ICE detainees removed from Cumberland County Jail after sheriff’s criticism
Despite several court orders that certain inmates remain in Maine, ICE said in filings it plans to move detainees to its Boston facilities.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ICE detainees removed from Cumberland County Jail after sheriff’s criticism * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window
The man is in the country on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree at UMaine, his colleagues said.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring ICE activity in Greater Portland.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
New Gloucester resident crowned Mrs. USA
New Gloucester resident crowned Mrs. USA
Misty Coolidge, a business owner and anti-hunger activist, won the International Ms. Pageant in Orlando earlier this month.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM
New Gloucester resident crowned Mrs. USA
Cumberland County sheriff: ICE arrest of corrections officer was ‘bush league’ * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Cumberland County sheriff: ICE arrest of corrections officer was ‘bush league’
Kevin Joyce said the officer, who was detained Wednesday night in Portland by several agents, has a 'squeaky clean' record.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Cumberland County sheriff: ICE arrest of corrections officer was ‘bush league’ * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Wife of detainee questions morality of ICE enforcement in Maine * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Wife of detainee questions morality of ICE enforcement in Maine
Marcos Da Silva's wife spent almost 2 days trying to find him, and his truck, after he was detained by immigration officials in Portland on Tuesday.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Wife of detainee questions morality of ICE enforcement in Maine * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Live updates (free to access):
• Cumberland County sheriff confirms corrections officer detained by ICE
• Sen. Angus King has few answers for local officials
• U.S. Rep. Jared Golden says federal agents shouldn’t target immigrants with lawful status
• Cumberland County sheriff confirms corrections officer detained by ICE
• Sen. Angus King has few answers for local officials
• U.S. Rep. Jared Golden says federal agents shouldn’t target immigrants with lawful status
Live updates: Cumberland County sheriff confirms corrections officer detained by ICE
Federal agents have descended on the state this week in an effort to target the 'worst of the worst,' although some local officials are questioning the aggressive tactics.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Live updates (free to access):
• Cumberland County sheriff confirms corrections officer detained by ICE
• Sen. Angus King has few answers for local officials
• U.S. Rep. Jared Golden says federal agents shouldn’t target immigrants with lawful status
• Cumberland County sheriff confirms corrections officer detained by ICE
• Sen. Angus King has few answers for local officials
• U.S. Rep. Jared Golden says federal agents shouldn’t target immigrants with lawful status
Asylum seeker arrested at ICE field office in Scarborough now in Massachusetts * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Asylum seeker arrested at ICE field office in Scarborough now in Massachusetts
Yanick Joao Carneiro asked a U.S. District Judge to order his release. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maine asked that his request be dismissed.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Asylum seeker arrested at ICE field office in Scarborough now in Massachusetts * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Live updates: Mills likens ICE agents to ‘secret police,’ while Maine Republicans urge her to tone down rhetoric * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Live updates: Mills likens ICE agents to ‘secret police,’ while Maine Republicans urge her to tone down rhetoric
Federal agents have descended on the state this week in an effort to target the 'worst of the worst,' although some local officials are questioning the aggressive tactics.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Live updates: Mills likens ICE agents to ‘secret police,’ while Maine Republicans urge her to tone down rhetoric * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Live updates: ICE’s ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ continues in Maine
Live updates: ICE’s ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ continues in Maine
Federal agents have descended on the state this week in an effort to target the 'worst of the worst,' although some local officials are questioning the aggressive tactics.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Live updates: ICE’s ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ continues in Maine
Maine faith leaders prepare for more ICE enforcement * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Maine faith leaders prepare for more ICE enforcement
Some churches have marked private areas and leaders say they are taking extra precautions as federal immigration enforcement increases in Greater Portland.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Maine faith leaders prepare for more ICE enforcement * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.