Overview
- Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline said he understands ICE will conduct enforcement in the city soon and urged residents and businesses to know their rights.
- Portland Mayor Mark Dion said he was told agents are expected next week and emphasized that city police do not cooperate with ICE or enforce federal immigration law.
- ICE officials told reporters they cannot comment on staffing or plans in specific areas, and spokespeople for ICE, DHS and Lewiston police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- MS NOW reported, citing people familiar with planning, that the Trump administration is considering an operation in Maine focused on Somali refugees, and Gov. Janet Mills said she has directed state police to support local agencies if federal actions occur.
- Recent context includes HSI’s visit to Gateway Community Services after state officials paused payments over alleged interpreter fraud, a federal case tied to Bright Future Healthier You, intensified enforcement in Minneapolis and the administration’s move to end TPS for Somali immigrants.