Feds pull immigrants held in Cumberland County Jail after sheriff rebukes ICE

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: January 23, 2026

Words: 1,358

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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The federal government moved detained immigrants out of Maine’s largest jail as retaliation following the Cumberland County sheriff’s public rebuke of the detention of one of its staffers who he said is lawfully allowed to work in the U.S.

The move is a marked shift after Cumberland County Jail had been a detention hub during President Donald Trump’s second term so far.

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce on Thursday publicly questioned ICE’s …

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