“We continue to see the majority of arrests are of Maine residents in lawful immigration processes with no criminal record,” said Lisa Parisio, policy director of the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project.
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Representatives from the Maine ACLU and the Maine Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project were among those to speak in support during public comment period.
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Lisa Parisio, policy director of Maine’s Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, added, “Unfortunately, in this environment, intimidation and aggressive tactics are what ICE does.”
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“In a rural state like Maine, where driving is a basic need, losing a vehicle could have a devastating impact on an individual and family, especially compounded with the other traumatic impacts of ICE detention,” said Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Policy Director Lisa Parisio.
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“Immigration enforcement has been at high levels since the beginning of 2025 to now, both before and after the January ICE operation,” Lisa Parisio, the policy director for the Portland-based Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, said. “Enforcement did not stop after that.”
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After eight years of waiting for the federal government to schedule a hearing for his case, a father seeking asylum in Maine was instead detained, thrusting him into hostile court proceedings with limited opportunities for appeal.
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The large-scale immigration operation in January revealed a weakness in state law that some lawmakers are hoping to address by amending legislation to protect the personal information of Maine renters.
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