"Maine Sen. Susan Collins said early Thursday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended its "enhanced activities" in the state. In a post on X, Collins wrote that while ICE doesn't confirm law-enforcement operations, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told her about the agency's shift. "There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here," Collins wrote."
"She said that she has been urging Noem and officials in the administration to have ICE "reconsider its approach" to immigration enforcement in Maine. Both ICE and US Customs and Border Protection would continue their "normal operations" in the state, Collins said, adding that such activities have been "ongoing here for many years." The statement follows protests in cities including Minneapolis and Portland, Maine, where immigration officials had been carrying out stepped-up enforcement actions."
Sen. Susan Collins announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ended its enhanced activities in Maine after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem conveyed the agency's shift. The announcement noted that ICE does not typically confirm law-enforcement operations, but that there were no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations in the state. Collins said she has urged officials to have ICE reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in Maine. Both ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue normal operations that have been ongoing in the state for many years. The announcement followed protests and ahead of a planned strike calling for closures.
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