Trump-loving candidate shamed over ICE complaint: 'Mass deportations are getting personal'
LePage expressed concern about a relative’s deportation while defending ICE enforcement and opposing limits on local police cooperation.
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TAP FOR WHYMaine House candidate Paul LePage criticized the deportation of a relative while opposing a state law limiting local police cooperation with ICE, prompting accusations of hypocrisy from critics.
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3 OUTLETSThe coverage reports that Maine congressional candidate Paul LePage said a relative was facing deportation and discussed ICE enforcement. Left-leaning outlets frame LePage’s complaint alongside the contradiction critics see in his opposition to limits on local cooperation with ICE. Center outlets give a more descriptive account of the relative’s case and LePage’s views on enforcement, including whom he says ICE should target.
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