Lewiston restricts local involvement with immigration enforcement

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 535

Last Updated: 2 days, 19 hours ago

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Another Maine city has restricted local assistance with federal immigration enforcement to a greater extent than a forthcoming state law.

The Lewiston City Council passed an ordinance 5-2 on Tuesday night amending its city code to ban employees and resources from being used to assist or cooperate with any federal agency in any immigration enforcement operation, except where legally required to do so by law or court order. The ordinance is identical to one …

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