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Enhanced ICE operations in Maine have ended, Susan Collins says

Collins said large-scale ICE operations in Maine had ended and had recently called for a pause and an independent investigation.

Enhanced ICE operations in Maine have ended, Susan Collins says
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Sen. Susan Collins said large-scale ICE operations in Maine had ended, though Rep. Chellie Pingree and local advocates said they could not confirm that. The report describes continuing uncertainty and the operation’s effects on communities across the state.

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Susan M. Collins
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Maine senator who announced that large-scale ICE operations had ended

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Maine representative who supported the operation under stated conditions and voted for a DHS funding bill

Maine representative who said she could not confirm the operation had ended

Senate candidate who led a protest outside Collins’ office

Maine governor calling for more information about detainees

Angus S. King, Jr.
I · ME · SEN

Maine senator who criticized the operation and proposed conditions for future ICE funding

ALSO MENTIONED  Carl Sheline, Lewiston mayor who welcomed the reported end conditionally and criticized ICE operations; Mark Dion, Portland mayor who said he was trying to confirm the announcement

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Susan Collins Says Large-Scale ICE Operations Ended in Maine

Outlets on the left and right report that Collins said large-scale or enhanced ICE operations in Maine had ended after she pressed the administration to reconsider its approach. Her announcement followed an earlier call for a pause. Left-leaning outlets frame the announcement as unconfirmed and emphasize that it does not establish a policy change. Center outlets pair Collins’s account with the lack of agency confirmation and questions from Maine officials. Right-leaning outlets focus on Collins’s role in pressing for a change and the reported end, while some also include local criticism.

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