"Federal immigration officials in Maine pulled a car over last week amid the ICE surge called "Operation Catch of the Day" and arrested a Cumberland County correctional officer. "He was squeaky clean... He's definitely not a criminal," Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said. "We're being told one story, which is totally different than what's occurring or what occurred last night.""
"The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents then left the corrections officer's car "with the windows down, the lights on, unsecure and unoccupied. They left it right on the side of the street. Folks, that's bush league policing," Joyce said. Since ICE launched an operation in Maine, more than 200 "illegal aliens" have been arrested in the past five days, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said in an email Wednesday, including "the worst of the worst from the first day of operations.""
An ICE operation in Maine, dubbed "Operation Catch of the Day," resulted in the arrest of a Cumberland County correctional officer and more than 200 arrests over five days. Local officials reported that the arrested recruit had legal work authorization through 2029 after a rigorous hiring process. ICE agents reportedly left the officer's car unsecured, prompting criticism from the county sheriff. School attendance dropped amid the enforcement action. Protesters gathered at locations including a hotel and Senator Susan Collins's Portland office, where multiple demonstrators were arrested during protests against the operation.
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