Maine leaders demand warrants, information about ICE arrests

By: Lauren McCauley, Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 737

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Gov. Janet Mills and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, both Democrats, are demanding the Trump administration provide a detailed accounting of immigration arrests in Maine.

After Mills called for arrest numbers, warrants and basic information about who is being detained during a Portland City Hall press conference on Thursday, Pingree followed suit with an open letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

“Referring to human beings as something to …

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