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Police arrested nine people who were protesting against ICE at Sen. Susan Collins' Portland, Maine office.
Students in Portland, Gorham, Yarmouth and Lewiston have planned demonstrations Friday in conjunction with a national strike, while pupils at some Midcoast schools say they will walk out Monday.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says immigration officials have ceased their enhanced operations in the state.
On the fourth day of an ICE surge in Portland, the city's immigrant community remains in fear as locals take to the street.
ICE officers arrested more than 200 people during less than one week of immigration enforcement operations throughout Maine, the DHS said in an update Thursday. According to the department, 206 arrests were made between January 20 and January 24.
Some small-business owners in Portland, Maine, are debating how best to support staff and customers amid a federal immigration crackdown.
Despite a recent announcement from US Senator Susan Collins proclaiming an end to the ICE surge in Maine, hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Portland on Friday and local businesses shuttered in solidarity amid a worker strike.
Protesters across the U.S. are calling for a nationwide strike on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.