Immigration Archives - Bangor Daily News

Police and Courts

Judge admonishes ICE for misleading him about an immigrant detained in Maine

by Sawyer Loftus May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

The ruling comes amid a wave of judicial rebukes in response to the agency’s hard-charging tactics under President Donald Trump.

Justice Department sues Maine over undercover license plates for law enforcement

by Christopher Burns May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

State

Immigrant communities on edge as advocates report increased ICE arrests in Maine

by Ari Snider, Maine Public May 20, 2026May 21, 2026

Police and Courts

ICE activity is increasing in Maine, immigration rights advocates warn

by Drew Johnson, Portland Press Herald May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Police and Courts

ICE to release 19-year-old Mainer detained in Texas since November

by Ari Snider, Maine Public May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

State

Chellie Pingree will visit Maine teenager held in Texas ICE facility

by Ari Snider, Maine Public May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

Police and Courts

8 Mainers arrested while trying to deliver care packages to ICE detainees in Massachusetts

by Ari Snider, Maine Public April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Trump administration ramps up efforts to denaturalize nearly 400 people

by Reuters April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Bangor councilor sent to ethics board again over hot mic comments about ‘illegals’

by Annie Rupertus April 27, 2026April 28, 2026

Opinion Contributor

Immigration rules should support families, not tear them apart

by Opinion Contributor April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Police and Courts

Civil engineer sues immigration agents who violently arrested him during Maine raid

by Callie Ferguson April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

Police and Courts

4 men arrested on Golden Road for allegedly entering the US illegally

by Marie Weidmayer April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Supreme Court justices skeptical of Trump order to restrict birthright citizenship

by Reuters April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

ICE pledged to go after the ‘worst of the worst.’ That’s not what happened in Maine.

by The BDN Editorial Board April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

Police and Courts

Only 11 arrested during ICE’s Maine surge had criminal records, new data show

by Callie Ferguson March 30, 2026April 1, 2026

In Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship, a great-grandson hears echoes of 1898

by Reuters March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

In wake of Maine ICE surge, immigrant mothers find comfort in annual lullaby writing project

by Ari Snider, Maine Public March 25, 2026March 26, 2026

Police and Courts

Mainer pleads guilty to assaulting a Border Patrol agent last summer

by Christopher Burns March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Police and Courts

US Customs and Border Protection establishes Bangor office in building owned by Dana White

by Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor March 21, 2026March 23, 2026

Police and Courts

Mother and 2 kids back in Maine after 4 months in ICE detention

by Ari Snider, Maine Public March 19, 2026March 20, 2026