Our View: ICE should say what it’s up to in Maine
A lawsuit is seeking answers about why federal authorities have been moving immigration detainees through Maine.
By The Editorial Board
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This building in Scarborough is the site of a future U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office that would include holding cells for people suspected of violating immigration laws.
Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
We know that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been busy in Maine over the last year, but we should know more.
We know that starting sometime last spring, as the first wave of the COVID pandemic was hitting the nation, the agency dramatically stepped up its use of the Cumberland County Jail to hold detained immigrants.