"I have been urging Secretary Noem and others in the Administration to get ICE to reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state."
"Today, I say to the people of Maine: We will not be intimidated. We will not be silenced,"
"And to anyone outside these halls, including any federal officials, I say: If you seek to harm Maine people, you will have to go through me first."
"The reported end of ICE's 'enhanced operation' in Maine does not end the pain and suffering that they have inflicted on communities across our state-people who have been terrorized, mothers who have been separated from their children, businesses who have been threatened, all by their own government."
ICE launched an immigration enforcement campaign in Maine, arresting more than 50 people on its first day and over 200 people since the operation began. Senator Susan Collins said there were no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations and said she has urged Secretary Noem and other officials to get ICE to reconsider its enforcement approach in the state. Governor Janet Mills denounced the operation, pledged that Maine residents would not be intimidated or silenced, and warned federal officials they would have to go through her first, describing the operation as inflicting pain, terrorizing communities, separating mothers from children, and threatening businesses.
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