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Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE's sweeping enforcement action in Maine

Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE's sweeping enforcement action in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's leading Republican and Democratic officials, now engaged in one of the nation's highest profile Senate races, offered starkly different comments on Friday as a surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents racked up their arrest totals.

Maine governor questions 'secret arrests,' sheriff says ICE targeted one of his recruits

Maine governor questions 'secret arrests,' sheriff says ICE targeted one of his recruits

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's Democratic governor challenged federal immigration officials Thursday to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in her state, saying residents have been left largely in the dark as fear spreads through immigrant communities.

Maine's governor demands data on immigration arrests as fear spreads amid enforcement surge

Maine's governor demands data on immigration arrests as fear spreads amid enforcement surge

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in Maine, saying the state has been left largely in the dark as fear spreads through immigrant communities.