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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 200 people in Maine over the past five days as part of an enforcement surge that has drawn sharp criticism from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who has called on President Donald Trump to remove agents from the state.
“The brave men and women of ICE have already arrested more than 200 illegal aliens in Maine in the last five days,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement, per WMTW.
“Some of the arrests of the worst of the worst from the first day of operations include criminal illegal aliens charged with and convicted of horrific crimes, including aggravated assault, false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child.”
ICE launched Operation Catch of the Day last week across Maine as part of a Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration overseen by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks during an event featuring Northeast governors and Canadian premiers at the State House Library in Boston on June 16, 2025. Mills has criticized recent ICE enforcement actions in Maine and called on President Donald Trump to withdraw federal agents from the state. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
DHS said the initiative prioritizes what it describes as the most dangerous offenders living unlawfully in the state.
Mills has requested a meeting with Trump so that she can ask him in person to withdraw ICE agents from Maine, per WMTV.
“I’m hearing that many of the people being detained, or on that list, I think, are family members here in Maine, people who are working here in Maine, people who have children in the school system, people who have children in homes in Maine, people with no criminal record, and that’s concerning,” Mills said, per the outlet.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests illegal aliens in Maine. (Department of Homeland Security (DHS))
On Saturday, Mills issued a statement condemning the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis and demanding an immediate withdrawal of ICE agents from Maine.
The governor cited what she described as ICE agents’ “untrained and reckless” actions as a public safety threat.
Meanwhile, Mills, who is seeking her party’s nomination to challenge Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, accused the Republican lawmaker of failing to use her authority as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee to rein in ICE operations in the state.
It comes after Collins warned that a government shutdown would be extremely harmful and should be avoided at all costs as lawmakers raced to pass a six-bill funding package ahead of the Jan. 30 deadline.
A federal law enforcement agent outside a home during a raid in south Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Collins said she had spoken with Noem about ICE activity in Maine but declined to provide details, pointing instead to provisions in the funding bill that include money for body-worn cameras, inspector general reviews of detention centers and de-escalation training.
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“Are you kidding me, @SenSusanCollins?” Mills wrote on X in response.
“Your concerns over the killing of a young man are meaningless since you don’t have the courage do anything about it as ICE invades our state,” she wrote. “You are the chair of the committee that funds the government. Hold them accountable.”
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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While Logan Airport has so far avoided the delays plaguing other major hubs, Boston’s airport may see federal immigration agents step into a security role at the order of President Donald Trump.
As the partial government shutdown continues into its second month, more than 400 Transportation Security Administration workers have quit after working without pay since mid-February, the Department of Homeland Security said. Funding for DHS, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is at the center of the shutdown.
Starting Monday, Trump said he’s planning to order ICE agents to airports, where they would arrest “all Illegal Immigrants,” unless Democrats fund DHS.
Mike Gayzagian, the president of AFGE Local 2617, the New England branch of the TSA officers’ union, said it’s currently unclear if ICE will be headed to Logan or any other airport in New England.
“We have not heard anything official from TSA leadership that ICE would be coming to any airport in New England. However, we are making inquiries,” Gayzagian said in a statement. “The New England region has not experienced the same problems as other parts of the country and so we do not see such a move as something that’s necessary at this time. However, if the staffing situation deteriorates, the need for such a move may have to be reevaluated.”
At Logan Airport, the majority of TSA agents have stayed at work, Boston.com previously reported, and the airport has overall avoided long security lines.
Massport confirmed Sunday that Logan has “not seen any impacts to the checkpoints due to the ongoing shutdown” and said it had no information on ICE agents going to Logan.
When asked if ICE agents will be at Logan Airport, a spokesperson for DHS did not address Boston or New England directly, instead blaming the “Democrat shutdown” and addressing the long lines at airports nationwide.
Trump will “deploy hundreds of ICE officers, that are currently funded by Congress, to airports being adversely impacted,” according to Lauren Bis, DHS’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland.
“Because of the Democrat shutdown, President Trump is using every tool available to help American travelers who are facing hourslong lines at airports across the country — especially during this spring break and holiday season that is very important for many American families,” Bis said. “This will help bolster TSA efforts to keep our skies safe and minimize air travel disruptions.”
AFGE National President Everett Kelley slammed the move in a statement, saying the agents “deserve to be paid, not replaced by untrained, armed agents who have shown how dangerous they can be.”
In New England, Gayzagian said as the union makes inquiries into the move to deploy ICE agents, public safety is important if staffing levels suffer.
“It’s important to keep the public safety situation under control,” Gayzagian said. “Any police presence at the airport acts as a deterrent to those who have bad intentions.”
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Three juveniles were arrested Sunday in Downtown Pittsburgh after police say a fight broke out among about 40 people during which pepper spray was used, according to Pittsburgh police.
Officers responded to reports of a large gathering of juveniles at Forbes Avenue and Market Square around 5:30 p.m.
A fight broke out among about 40 people outside. During the incident, police said some juveniles began using pepper spray.
When the officers’ verbal commands to disperse were ignored, they deployed pepper spray to disperse the crowd and restore order, police said.
Police did not say what charges, if any, the three juveniles taken into custody would face. Their ages were not disclosed.
Paramedics set up a decontamination area and treated about 20 people at the scene for exposure to pepper spray, police said.
No one was taken to a hospital, and no officers were hurt, police said.
Two people are hospitalized following a crash early Sunday morning in Hartford.
According to officials, officers responded to 587 Blue Hills Avenue around midnight for reports of an accident with serious injuries.
They say firefighters arrived on scene to a 2-car crash with a white Lexus rolled over with ejection of the driver.
Officials say the victim was conscious on the ground and received quick trauma assessment before being transported to Saint Francis Hospital.
The driver is in stable but critical conditions, police say.
The operator of the white Toyota sustained minor injuries and was also transported to Saint Francis Hospital for further evaluation.
Officials say that the driver of the Lexus was driving southbound and tried to pass the Toyota when the car spun out, hit several fences and two parked cars.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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