"The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced its latest immigration enforcement operation, this time in the northeastern state of Maine. On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that immigration raids had begun a day earlier, under the name Operation Catch of the Day. list of 3 itemsend of list In a statement, a Trump administration spokesperson appeared to signal that targeting Maine was a political response to the ongoing feud between the president and the state's governor, Democrat Janet Mills."
"Governor Mills and her fellow sanctuary politicians in Maine have made it abundantly clear that they would rather stand with criminal illegal aliens than protect law-abiding American citizens, said spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin. But rumours have swirled that Maine was singled out for its significant Somali American population in the cities of Portland and Lewiston. Estimates put the total number of Somali Americans in the state at around 3,000."
The Department of Homeland Security launched immigration raids in Maine under the name Operation Catch of the Day, with raids confirmed to have begun a day earlier. A Trump administration spokesperson linked the operation to a feud with Governor Janet Mills and accused sanctuary politicians of siding with criminal illegal aliens over law-abiding Americans. Rumors say Maine was targeted partly because of its Somali American population concentrated in Portland and Lewiston, estimated at around 3,000. President Trump has repeatedly denounced Somali communities, using derogatory language and tying immigrants from specific countries to crime.
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