At Tuesday’s meeting, Lisa Parisio, policy director at the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, said more than 50 people in Maine have been handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol during minor, unrelated traffic stops, after car accidents and after calling 911 since last spring.

Parisio said ICE detention centers are on track to have their deadliest year yet, and that local ordinances are important to public safety and public trust, as many immigrants report being afraid to report crimes and abuse, assist as witnesses, seek protective orders, and send their children to school.