“It is clear the overall operation is anything but targeted,” said Sue Roche, ILAP’s executive director. “People are being racially profiled on the streets and in their cars. As is their playbook, ICE is doing everything they can to inflict maximum cruelty and chaos.”
Read MoreJust before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Emily Lambdin was at work at Austin Street Brewery in Portland's Bayside neighborhood, when a commotion across the street caught her eye.
She said four unmarked vehicles had surrounded a car across the street, and about half a dozen officers wearing tactical vests and masks were wrestling a man out of the car. Lambdin began filming.
Read MoreReports of widespread immigration arrests across Greater Portland and Lewiston continued to spread Thursday, with federal officials saying they have made over 100 arrests in the first three days of what they dubbed “Operation Catch of the Day.”
Read MoreILAP joins partners and communities across Maine in heartbreak but firm resolve as we respond to the terror ICE has unleashed on our state.
Read MoreWith heavy but strong hearts, ILAP stands ready to respond to increased ICE enforcement in Maine in the coming days. Our care and commitment to Maine’s immigrant communities is unyielding. We are joined by our partner organizations, elected officials, and thousands upon thousands of everyday Mainers prepared to protect one another…
Read MoreILAP’s weekly summary of key immigration law and policy developments and an action alert to speak out against Congress funding authoritarianism in the U.S.
Read MoreGov. Janet Mills and the mayors of Portland and Lewiston say they're bracing for a potential increase in immigration enforcement operations as soon as next week. Details remain scarce, and a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Wednesday the agency does not discuss future or potential operations.
Read MoreGov. Janet Mills and the mayors of Portland and Lewiston say they're bracing for a potential increase in immigration enforcement operations as soon as next week. Details remain scarce, and a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Wednesday the agency does not discuss future or potential operations.
But Melissa Brennan, co-legal director at the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, is urging Mainers to know their rights when interacting with federal immigration agents.
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