Mainers protest Trump’s latest immigration crackdown
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A nationwide strike is taking place on Friday, January 30, in support of defunding Immigration and Customs Enforcement by not participating in work, school or buying things. Following the shooting deaths of Keith Porter Jr.
The press conference is scheduled for 10:10 a.m. at First Parish Church on Congress Street.
Federal officials have claimed 200 arrests since last week and the impacts have rippled out to businesses and schools. How long Maine will see increased ICE presence remains unknown.
Federal officers have failed to provide sufficient warnings as required before using force and have used force disproportionate to the danger faced, said Gil Kerlikowske.
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The governor decried the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents and called on the president to meet with her.
Local leaders’ appeal for non-violence largely holds despite growing outrage over US immigration enforcement in city US politics live – latest updates