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In a written statement Monday, a spokesperson characterized those arrested as "illegal aliens." But in many cases, immigration lawyers, employers and family members of those detained say many are pursuing lawful immigration pathways such as asylum, and have legal documents to work in the U.S.
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Fuel oil plants provided more than a third of the region's electricity at points over the weekend.
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CSX Transportation will move 21 jobs from Waterville to facilities in Selkirk, New York; and Cumberland, Maryland. Union leadership says most of the affected workers were close to retirement.
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' comments come after U.S Attorney General Pam Bondi told officials in Minnesota this weekend that ICE agents could be withdrawn if the state met several conditions, including providing voter registration files to the Trump administration.
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The move follows similar actions in other states where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed and are under scrutiny for tactics used during detainments and interactions with protestors. The Maine Office of Attorney General says the information collected could become fodder for an investigation into ICE activities during its surge here.
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In Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, a crowd of about 1,000 people turned out on a bone-chilling Saturday afternoon with a message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: get out of Minnesota and get out of Maine. Only half of them could fit inside the Agora Grand Event Center. The others stood outside in the freezing cold.
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People who study the Border Patrol say it continues to be less well prepared than big city police for handling crowds and situations involving protesters, some of whom are legally armed.
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Five-time U.S. Olympian Katie Uhlaender says a point-manipulation scheme blocked her bid to compete in Milan Cortina. U.S. sports officials are backing her bid for a special berth at the Winter Games.
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A federal judge on Monday considered the legality of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where backlash has intensified after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens this month.
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A Booz Allen contractor had leaked confidential tax information that showed how wealthy people like Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos manage to minimize their tax obligations.
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania about his memoir, Where We Keep the Light, immigration raids and the upcoming elections in 2026 and 2028.
Tuesday—What legal rights relate to the ICE surge in Maine? We learn about how the 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, civil rights and the rule of law apply to immigration enforcement related activity
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