#iceoutofmaine — Public Fediverse posts

#AI, #datacenters , health care among top concerns for #CommonGroundFair attendees

The #MaineMonitor
Mon, September 28, 2026

"Despite an initially wet and windy forecast, the sun shone at the 2026 Common Ground Fair this weekend, delighting fairgoers, many of whom stopped by The #Maine Monitor booth to voice their support for local independent journalism and share their thoughts on the important issues facing the state.

"Several candidates stopped by The Monitor booth, including Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree and independent gubernatorial candidate Rick Bennett, plus Matt Dunlap, a Democrat who is running to represent Maine's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House.

"When asked for their thoughts about what the next governor of Maine should prioritize, fairgoers identified a wide range of issues, which they wrote down on sticky notes displayed at The Monitor booth.

"Affordable housing remained a concern, as it has in previous years. But other issues also rose to the surface: Many said they wanted regulation around artificial intelligence and data center development, and the expulsion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from the state. Health care costs and access were also prominent concerns, with several voicing support for universal health care. 'Protecting democracy and protecting the environment,' as Sunny from Searsport put it, were also on the minds of fairgoers."

Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/data-centers-health-care-among-175312138.html

#MainePol #AI #Datacenters #AIDatacenters #UnaffordableHousing #UnaffordableHealthcare #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #ICEOutOfMaine

#Mainers organize to push #ICEOut of #ScarboroughME, file petition to congressional delegation

The Scarborough Democratic Town Committee leadership submitted a petition requesting a meeting to review and remove the ICE facility

Salomé Cloteaux
Sept 15, 2026

SCARBOROUGH — "About 40 people — half of them wearing white T-shirts with “ICE” crossed out inside a red circle — gathered Monday night to oppose the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and especially the ICE detention facility, in Scarborough.
In the weeks following the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, many southern Maine residents expressed grief and anger, unsure what power they had against the federal agency. Two months later, those gathered in Scarborough were turning their feelings into action at an “ICE Out” community organizing meeting.
The actions of ICE agents in Scarborough are incompatible with the values, laws and rights of their community, they said.
“Tonight isn’t just another protest or meeting,” organizer Jennifer Jortberg said at Scarborough Town Hall to begin the meeting. “Tonight, we organize.”
Ahead of the meeting, the Scarborough Democratic Town Committee leadership submitted a petition to Maine’s congressional delegation requesting a meeting to review and remove the ICE facility, citing residents’ heightened concerns since Guerrero’s killing and Scarborough resident Jonas Manywa’s detention at the facility."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/15/mainers-organize-to-push-ice-out-of-scarborough-file-petition-to-congressional-delegation/

Archived version:
https://archive.li/vxGaZ

#ICEOutOfMaine #MainePol #USPol #DefundICE

Republican nominee for #Maine governor says he wants #ICEAgents at #Polling places in the state

The Maine Democratic Party criticized the idea as likely illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters.

by PATRICK WHITTLE and MATT BROWN,
August 26, 2026

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — "Maine’s Republican nominee for governor recently told a crowd of supporters that he would ask a top Department of Homeland Security official to send U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state for this fall’s midterm elections, according to audio obtained by The Associated Press.

"During an Aug. 20 event in Arundel, Bobby Charles told a group of supporters that he would ask #TomHoman, the White House #BorderCzar, to send federal agents to polling places in the weeks before #ElectionDay. The audio was first reported by the Bangor Daily News.

" 'Here’s my secret,; Charles told members of a Maine Young Republicans chapter. 'I have a friend named Tom Homan. Tom and I used to get on Fox all the time together. Tom’s an awesome guy.'

" 'I’m going to ask Tom, I’m going to actually — three or four weeks before the election, maybe three — I’m going to make an appeal for ICE and #USMarshals to be at our voting booths,' Charles said, according to the audio."

Read more:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/26/bobby-charles-ice-at-polling-places/

#MainePol #USPol #Elections2026 #VoterIntimidation #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #CapitalPolice #CapitolPolice #PanEm #Fascists #BobbyCharles #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Apparently, after the #ICE agent told his ex-wife he shot #JohanSebastiánGuerrero, she doxed him to the press! Good for her!

Also, this pretty much sums up the kind of folks that ICE is hiring... "Ashley Brouillette [the ICE agent's wife] told a reporter that she wanted to speak publicly because she had previously reported concerns to his superiors in the military about #DavidBrouillette’s mental health."

ICE agent who killed man in #BiddefordME identified as former Maine law enforcement officer

An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.

7/16/2026

Excerpt: "The federal immigration agent who shot and killed a 25-year-old Colombian man in Biddeford has been identified as David Michael Brouillette.

"Brouillette, who is 37 and lives in Manchester, was identified by an ex-wife as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot #JohanSebastiánDuránGuerrero on Monday.

"Ashley Brouillette told the Portland Press Herald in a phone interview Thursday afternoon that her ex-husband called admitting to the shooting and defending his actions. The Press Herald, the first news outlet to report David Brouillette’s identity, reviewed a screenshot of incoming calls that Ashley Brouillette said she received from her ex-husband via his current wife’s Facebook account on Wednesday.

" 'He was asking me to lie for him and to cover for his character,' Ashley Brouillette said. 'I told him that I was not going to lie for him. And then he tried to say that it was a justified shooting because the guy tried to hit him with his car.'

"She said she has seen videos of Brouillette on the scene of the shooting and told him: 'Nowhere in there does it show that this man charged at you with a car.' "

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/16/ice-agent-who-shot-man-in-biddeford-identified-as-former-maine-law-enforcement-officer/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/uYVlb

#ICESucks #ICEOutOfMaine #USPol #MainePol #DefundICE #AbolishICE #DefundCBP #MurderPatrol

Oh look! One of my "neighbors" is at the anti-ICE rally -- on the opposing side! Ricky Redneck didn't even bother to brush his teeth. Figures! (And that woman he's confronting is a saint. I would NOT be putting up with that fetid breath in my face!)

Photo credit: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, July 14, 2026.

#ICEOutOfMaine #MAGAScum #MAGAMan #StupidAngryWhiteMen #MainePol #USPol

Protesters shoo Gov. #JanetMills from Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero’s memorial in #BiddefordME

‘Don’t come back up here unless you got results!’ one person yelled at the governor.

by Drew Johnson, Dylan Tusinski, July 15, 2026

"Angry protesters on Wednesday shooed Gov. Janet Mills from a memorial for #JohanSebastiánDuránGuerrero at the intersection where he was killed this week by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

Video posted by the Boston Globe showed a crowd yelling at Mills, who was in Biddeford to meet with local leaders and pay respects to Guerrero. Mills had called for ICE to take certain measures or be abolished at a press conference earlier in the day.

" 'Do something!” one person shouted.'

" 'You had never cared about us!'

" 'That’s another dead body!' yelled another. 'Don’t come back up here unless you got results!' "

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/15/protesters-shoo-gov-janet-mills-from-johan-sebastian-duran-guerreros-memorial-in-biddeford/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/4XEhN

#USPol #MainePol #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #JohanSebastiánGuerrero

#Protestors in #ScarboroughME call for #ICE to leave #Maine, demand action from leaders

A coalition of immigrant advocates, local leaders and concerned residents are holding an "emergency protest" after ICE agents shot and killed a Colombian man in Biddeford on Monday.

About 200 people gathered in front of the ICE facility in Scarborough a day after federal agents shot and killed a man in Biddeford.

Updated: 11:38 AM EDT Jul 14, 2026
by Francis Flisiuk

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — "A group of about 200 local activists, elected officials, community organizations and faith leaders are holding an 'emergency protest' outside the Scarborough ICE facility a day after the shooting death of a Colombian man in #BiddefordME.

"On Monday, 26-year-old #JoanSebastianGuerrero was shot and killed by ICE, leaving behind a wife, 3-year-old child, and sister.

"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says an ICE officer 'fearing for public safety' [BULLSHIT!] shot and killed the driver. It happened as agents were watching a home of someone they believed was in the country illegally and has a final order of removal from the country.

"Protestors called for the removal of all ICE agents in Maine and the release of all people detained by federal agents.

" 'The governor has to issue a proclamation, saying that ICE is not allowed in our state, and the Attorney General should direct the State Troopers to be filing criminal charges against the murderers in our community,' said @Todd , one of the organizers of the protest.

"Representatives from more than 20 organizations attended the protest including: #MaineYouthPower, Maine Small Businesses Association, Maine #DemocraticSocialists of America, the Maine #WomensLobby, #MaineCoalitionForPalestine, the #MaineGreenParty, #MainePRIDE, #MaineTransnet and the Maine #AFLCIO."

https://www.wmtw.com/article/protestors-in-scarborough-call-for-ice-to-leave-maine-demand-action-from-leaders/71931512

#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOutOfMaine #HumanRights #MaineDSA #MaineGreens #ICE #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundCBP #MurderPatrol

I just saw @Todd on the WMTW News calling for #ICEOutOfMaine! #MaineDSA represent! Todd was the organizer for today's protest at the #ICE facility in #ScarboroughME.

#DSA #HumanRights #MainePol #USPol

Say his name... #JoanSebastianGuerrero . The latest victim of #ICE.

#ICEOutOfMaine #DefundICE #DefundCBP #MurderPatrol

This from one of my friends here in #Maine [source has been redacted] with information about the young man #ICE murdered in cold blood in #BiddefordME.

"Hello, good day. It's unbelievable that we emigrate from our country because of the insecurity, and then something like this happens. | knew and was friends with the person murdered by ICE because it was murder. He was a young worker and never did anything wrong. He just went out to work like everyone else. He left behind a wife and a 3-year-old daughter, all thanks to this racist government. It's unbelievable that this happens here. I've been living here for 5 years and | have all my papers in order. | pay taxes like everyone else. I've never made a single mistake. I'm grateful to this country and this state that has given me everything. Most of the people I've met are excellent people, so | can't explain that hatred and that deep-seated racism in their hearts. May God bless Sebastian. Much strength to his family. May God have him in his holy glory."

#MainePol #MaineNews #USPol #DefundICE #DefundCBP #ICEOutOfMaine #MurderPatrol

#BiddefordME - ICE quickly cordons off body after agents kill another person

David Edwards, July 13, 2026

Excerpt: "The killing is at least the 11th fatal shooting involving ICE or Border Patrol agents since Trump took office, the Bangor Daily News reported. Earlier this month, ICE agents fatally shot #LorenzoAraujo, 52, a Houston construction worker, sparking mass protests, the BDN reported.

"ICE has a recent history in Biddeford specifically. Earlier this year, the agency flooded Maine with agents under "Operation Catch of the Day," a mass enforcement sweep. Of nearly 200 people detained statewide, only 11 had criminal convictions, the BDN reported. The Trump administration had claimed it was targeting the "worst of the worst."

"Fecteau had blasted the operation as "#warrantless, indiscriminate, and quota-driven detentions."

"ICE officially announced it had ended the Maine operation in late January, after Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Agents remained in the state.

" 'More than anything else, I want to know why are you in Maine?' Rep. #ChelliePingree (D-ME) said in a video posted to social media.

"A #protest against ICE is planned for noon Monday at #MechanicsPark in Biddeford, according to WABI-TV. ICE and the Department of Homeland Security have not responded to requests for comment."

Read more:
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-maine/

#MEPol #USPol #ICESucks #ICEOutOfMaine #DefundICE #DefundCBP

THE WORST OF THE WORST?!!! People who help supply food?!!

About a dozen workers detained in #SkowheganME #ImmigrationRaid, advocates say

The arrests marked the second raid this month by federal immigration agents on workers traveling to #BackyardFarms in #MadisonME.

Ethan Horton, February 25, 2026

Excerpt: "About 12 agricultural workers were detained in Skowhegan by federal officers Wednesday morning, two community advocates with knowledge of the situation said.

"Officers who appeared to be affiliated with U.S. Customs and Border Protection boarded a van and detained the workers at about 6 a.m., Iver Lofving, an advocate and translator, said.

"The van, Lofving said, was carrying workers from a former motel in Skowhegan to Backyard Farms in Madison and was stopped by federal agents about 10 minutes from Backyard Farms. The van also picked up several people from elsewhere in Skowhegan, who were detained as part of the operation, he said.

"Federal and local officials have yet to confirm the details of the operation, including how many workers were detained, where they are from, why they were detained and where they are being held. CBP and Skowhegan police did not respond to requests for comment.

"The raid marked the second time this month that immigration officers have detained workers en route from the former Skowhegan motel at 137 West Front St. to Backyard Farms. "

Read more:
https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/02/25/about-a-dozen-workers-detained-in-skowhegan-immigration-raid-advocates-say/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/5jww4

#USPol #MainePol #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS #Farmworkers #FoodSecurity #MIRC #Maine
#ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE
#DefundDHS #MaineFarms #FuckICE

Seems like #JoshSoley wants to make money from both sides - #AsylumSeekers and #ICE! Don't buy the HYPE! Soley is a #Slumlord like his grandfather, #JoeSoley!

Former monastery will provide housing for asylum seekers, owner says

Josh Soley, grandson of a prominent Portland landlord, says the 40-unit, boardinghouse-style project will rely on private funding, allowing him to accept the tenants he wants

January 3, 2020

Excerpt: "Papy Bongibo, president of Portland’s Congolese community, said many new immigrants are struggling to find housing in Maine and Soley’s project will help. He recently was given a tour of the historic building and posted on social media about the plan.

[..]

"It is not clear what the rents will be for the units. The asylum seekers do qualify for #GeneralAssistance vouchers to pay rent, but housing is scarce in the region. General Assistance is funded by the city and state and is a last-resort safety net for people who cannot afford basic necessities."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/01/03/former-monastery-will-provide-housing-for-asylum-seekers-owner-says/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/6kfSR

#MainePol #ICEOutOfMaine #Scumlord #ICECollaborator

Tractor Supply Company is nearby? Why, I could hang out at that store ALL DAY!!!

#ICEFacility #ScarboroughME
#USPol #MainePol #ICEOutOfMaine
#ICEOut #IciclePatrol

40 Manson Libby Road is already on #OpenStreetMaps, for anyone interested...

https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=40+Manson+Libby+Road%2C+Scarborough+Maine&zoom=4&minlon=-155.83007812500003&minlat=16.636191878397664&maxlon=-35.77148437500001&maxlat=54.57206165565852#map=19/43.578815/-70.360402

#ICEFacility #ScarboroughME
#USPol #MainePol #ICEOutOfMaine
#ICEOut #IciclePatrol

So, #ICEAgents entering / leaving the Manson Libby Road facility have two roads they could take to get to Route One... Lincoln Avenue or Southgate Road. Across the street from Southgate is M&T Bank. On Lincoln Avenue is the Holy Donut. Interesting... If one doesn't want to hang out at a bank, there's a Wellness Center next door (less conspicuous?).

#ICEFacility #ScarboroughME #USPol #MainePol #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #IciclePatrol

And for anyone who did not know the exact location of the #ICEFacility in #ScarboroughME, the address is 40 Manson Libby Road! Any vets needing some support (and maybe want to keep an eye on #ICEVehicles)? Hmmmm...

#ICE facility planned in Scarborough

May 5, 2021
By Ulya Aligulova | Photos Joseph Shaw

"Construction of a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility located at 40 Manson Libby Road in Scarborough is set to be completed in spring 2021. It will share the building with a #VeteransAdministration group that provides therapy and support to veterans.

"The news of the facility first broke in February 2020 when Bangor Daily News reported on an email they obtained, under the Freedom of Information Act, from Alisa Wofford, a leasing specialist with the U.S. General Services Administration, an agency that manages federal building contracts. '[T]his space will be low key and not brightly advertised as an ICE location,' Wofford wrote to other government officials. 'The GSA property manager does not speculate that protests will be a problem for the vet center.' According to the email, ICE will process, fingerprint, and detain people suspected of immigration violations, keeping them in onsite holding rooms before transporting them in unmarked vans to an overnight detention facility elsewhere, if necessary.

"At present, people apprehended by the agency and waiting for immigration court proceedings are generally held at the Cumberland County Jail before being moved out of state. According to ICE’s website, the nearest Enforcement and Removal Operations field office, whose area of responsibility includes Maine, is in Boston. However, in October 2019, the agency announced the opening of an administrative office in downtown Portland at One City Center, which also has one holding cell. The news of the two facilities came as the number of people arrested by ICE spiked across the country. In 2019, ICE apprehended over 1.1 million people, a rise of nearly 70% from the previous fiscal year. In 2020, the agency convicted nearly 400,000 people and deported over 185,000 noncitizens from the U.S.

"Scarborough town officials were not aware of the plans for the facility before the Bangor Daily News broke the story. #JoshSoley, the owner of the industrial building at 40 Manson Libby Road, signed a 15-year-lease with the GSA in April 2019. 'This was a private transaction between a property owner and the federal government that complied with all the zoning requirements and the council doesn’t have any authority to approve or disapprove leases between the parties,' said Scarborough Town Council Chief Paul Johnson. 'We’ve since changed our zoning laws so that overnight and detention facilities will no longer be allowed. The new zoning would also prevent this facility from expanding.' "

Read more:
https://www.amjamboafrica.com/ice-facility-planned-in-scarborough/

#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine
#ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS

From 2020: #Activists call on #OneCityCenter to cancel lease to #ICE offices

Jan 6, 2020

PORTLAND, Maine —"Activists lit up parts of Portland with a message Friday, asking Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to leave the city.

"Light projections shared messages on One City Center, the location of ICE's office, asking the management company to cancel the lease.

"A second projection and a small cage were set up in #CongressSquarePark.
DIRIGO Management Company, which manages One City Center, issued a statement Monday morning on Friday's protest.

"President Bob Keegan said that while the company oversees facility management, it does not own One City Center and does not make leasing decisions.

"Keegan said all leasing decisions are made by the building's owner One City Center Associates LLC."

Source:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/activists-call-on-one-city-center-to-cancel-lease-to-ice-offices/30395615

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Fw8Yk

#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine
#ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS #DavidSoley #JoshSoley

While out and about in #PortlandME, I came across this sign.

The late #JoeSoley was a notorious #SlumLord in #PortlandME. It seems his son #DavidSoley and grandson #JoshSoley are in cahoots with #ICE! David Soley might be connected to #OneCityCenter (where ICE has had an office since 2020). Josh Soley is the owner (and David the manager) of the #ICEFacility in #ScarboroughME.

Here is some info I found on Reddit...

Posted January, 26, 2026

"No ICE, No Josh Soley/ CORE

A recent post brought attention to the fact that Josh Soley is the owner of the #ICEKidnapping facility in Scarborough that is putting kids and their families in cages.

This fuckface is worse than the ICE agents terrorizing our town. He is akin to a #Nazi profiteer. I’m all for denying service to ICE agents, but can we please step up the boycott and refusal to allow Josh and his real estate company CORE to do business as usual? I bartend in town and I will quit before I serve him or his family. I will also donate to anyone who can make posters they can share and I promise to help plaster them all over town."

https://www.reddit.com/r/portlandme/comments/1qofs7d/no_ice_no_josh_soley_core/

Also from Reddit, posted January 24, 2026:

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/portlandme/comments/1qmhzac/david_soley_shareholder_of_bernstein_shur_owns/

"David Soley, shareholder of Bernstein Shur, owns the ICE Facility in Scarborough

Edit: David Soley is the REGISTERED AGENT. His son Josh is the owner.

The owner of record is "AEY LLC":

From Scarborough tax records: Owner of Record: AEY LLC, 100 COMMERCIAL ST PORTLAND, ME 04101 Sale Price $0 Book & Page 35578/111 Sale Date 04/15/2019

https://gis.vgsi.com/scarboroughme/Parcel.aspx?Pid=190

Maine.gov shows AEY registered agent is David Soley. Enter Charter #20193684DC

https://apps3.web.maine.gov/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=20193684DC

David Soley is a shareholder at Bernstein Shur:

https://www.bernsteinshur.com/people/david-a-soley/

Could they, the Soleys, shut it down if they wanted?"

#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS

ON THEIR WAY TO WORK!!! SUCH HARDENED CRIMINALS!!!

#ImmigrantRights group says 17 people were arrested by #CBP agents while riding bus in #Skowhegan

Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition says it has seen more immigration enforcement activity in rural areas

Jacob Murphy, February 12, 2026

Excerpt: "Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition says the workers were staying in the former #KyesMotel in #SkowheganME. The bus regularly picks them up and brings them to #BackyardFarms.

"Backyard Farms grows #tomatoes and #lettuce and ships the produce across the country.

"Local growers are concerned that the agricultural workforce will significantly shrink with increasing immigration enforcement.

" 'The reality we're seeing is that the recent surge in ICE activity is causing uncertainty for farm labor that doesn't stop at a visa status. It’s making it harder for farms to maintain a reliable workforce, which will ultimately ripple out into the broader economy," said Jennifer Wilhelm with Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. "

Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/immigrant-rights-group-says-17-people-riding-a-bus-were-arrested-by-immigration-enforcement-agents-in-skowhegan/70317074

#MIRC #Maine #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #DefundDHS #MOFGA #MaineFarms #Farmworkers #USPol #MainePol #FuckICE

TY, @mxtiffanyleigh ! Now we know where #Disappeared #Mainers have been taken!

#ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #Illegal #Unconstitutional #USPol

Oh boy. Tuning into an emergency town hall at my workplace. #ICE is still very active here in #Maine.

#ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #DefundICE

#DemocracyNow - #ImmigrantRights Leader in #Maine Says #ICERaids Caused Panic & “Wave of Fear”

February 03, 2026

"Activists in Maine are resisting #ICE immigration raids in #PortlandME and #LewistonME that the #Trump administration dubbed 'Operation Catch of the Day.' The immigrant community in Maine has grown in recent years, with an influx of #AsylumSeekers and #Somali immigrants in particular. 'As a small state, community means a lot,' says #MufaloChitam, executive director of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, adding that her organization has received thousands of phone calls to their immigrant support hotline in recent weeks."

Read more / watch / listen:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/3/portland_maine_city_council_ice_lawsuits

#MaineResists #ResistICE #DefundICE #DefundBorderPatrol #MIRC #NewMainers #CatchOfTheDay #ICESucks #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #MaineImmigrantRightsCoalition #ViewerSupportedNews

#ICEOutOfMAINE !!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GLN52JkCqVI

[Video] #Maine #nurses honor killed #Minneapolis ICU nurse

"The Maine State Nurses Association organized a statewide vigil for #AlexPretti, a nurse shot and killed by federal law enforcement agents in Minneapolis last week."

January 30, 2026

Watch here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/general/general/maine-nurses-honor-killed-minneapolis-icu-nurse/vi-AA1Vmeql

#USPol #MainePol #ICEOutOfMaine #AbolishICE #MaineResists #ResistICE #DefundICE

More than 1,000 rally in #PortlandME against #Trump, #ICE

The protest in Monument Square was just one of many demonstrations across the U.S. on Friday.

by Drew Johnson, January 30, 2026

PORTLAND — "Friday’s protest appeared to be one of the city’s largest in months, dwarfing recent protests that occurred during much warmer weather on hot, sunny summer weekends.

"But it was a frigid January afternoon, and more than 1,000 people turned out anyway. They huddled together, chanting, cheering and holding their signs over the clouds rising from their breaths.

"Real estate was scarce in Monument Square as the demonstrators condemned Trump administration policies, most notably the recent surge of federal immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota and Maine.

"The crowd stretched from One Monument Square to the bus stop across Center Street and lined the opposite side of Congress Street. When they marched, they extended from the square well down Exchange Street. They eventually made it all the way to Commercial Street, with police blocking off roads and forming an escort.

"The protest in Portland was just one of many demonstrations across the U.S. on Friday, which included a general strike where businesses shut down and students walked out of class, from #California, #Arizona and #Colorado, to #Michigan, #Minnesota and Maine.

"More than 200 Maine businesses participated in some capacity, either by closing their doors or donating a portion of profits to groups and organizations helping immigrants. Some businesses lined the square with tables, handing out hot chocolate, coffee and treats to demonstrators. Many area high schoolers — including in Portland and #LewistonME — walked out of or skipped school altogether."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/more-than-1000-rally-in-portland-against-trump-ice/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/E7tnG

#USPol #MainePol #ICEOutOfMaine #AbolishICE #MaineResists #ResistICE #DefundICE

#Maine must not lose sight of #BorderPatrol

Border Patrol has jurisdiction within 100 miles of the U.S. border. Does that make you feel safer? I have to say it’s not doing anything for me.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal, January 30, 2026

"As I draft this column, Sen. Susan Collins has announced the end of (I can’t believe I’m typing this stupid name) Operation Catch of the Day. (I bet whoever came up with that one thought they were just so funny.) However, Susan Collins’ word is essentially Monopoly money at this point: important to the game and completely worthless in the real world.

"To me it feels like that scene in 'Willow' where the army pretends to have retreated but they’ve actually dug holes in the ground and are hiding to pop out at the most opportune moment, when the castle’s defenses are down. So, keep the whistles handy. Of course, it’s entirely possible that the #ICE weenies did get scared off by the big storm we had last weekend. After all, they’re from away.

"However, even if ICE is gone for the season, Border Patrol will still be here. And I think it’s important to talk about that. Recently, ICE has been getting all the attention for its actions in cities around America, especially, but not exclusively, Minneapolis. This makes sense — they’re huge, flashy, untrained and 'ICE' lends itself to clever wordplay."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/maine-must-not-lose-sight-of-border-patrol-victoria-hugo-vidal/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/WRpFb

#ICEOutOfMaine #USPol #MainePol #MurderPatrol

#LewistonME High School students march in protest of #ICE

At the end of classes Friday, the group of about 60 made the march, holding up signs and stopping now and then to chant at passing traffic.

by Mark LaFlamme, January 30, 2026

LEWISTON — "It was bitter cold and windy Friday afternoon, but Lewiston High School student Evelyn Lenhert wouldn’t have dreamed of missing the #AntiICE protest.

"She feels too passionately about it. She’s too concerned about the prospect of ICE taking away her classmates and their families.

" 'I’m out here,' the freshman said, 'because I fear for the safety of my friends. ICE could come at any second and I’m just very scared about it.'

"Lenhert was one of several dozen students who made the march from the high school on East Avenue to Kennedy Park at Pine and Park streets.

"At the end of classes about 2 p.m., the group of about 60 began walking, holding up signs and stopping now and then to chant at passing traffic.

" 'No justice, no peace,' they chanted, 'get ICE off the streets!' "

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/lewiston-high-school-students-march-in-protest-of-ice/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/jZYEg

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#Maine #nurses hold vigil for #Minnesota colleague, call on Congress to #DefundICE

Kathryn Carley, Maine News Service
January 30, 2026

Excerpt: "Many residents report people with no criminal records and others living in the United States legally have been detained. Freedman said that includes nursing assistants and environmental service workers at Maine Medical Center.

" 'There’s a physician that wrote an amazing piece on Facebook about how this is affecting our daily lives at the hospital, how it’s affecting the care our patients are receiving, how it’s affecting morale,' she said. 'It’s a really difficult time.'

"Freedman said nurses have been providing rides to co-workers who feel unsafe driving alone. Others report being harassed by ICE agents who threaten to deport their families. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is urging Mainers to document any abuses they witness, adding his office has already identified 14 credible reports of ICE agents using excessive force."

https://mainebeacon.com/maine-nurses-hold-vigil-for-minnesota-colleague-call-on-congress-to-defund-ice/

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I wasn't at today's protest, but my buddy was and took some pics!

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