Summary
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stopped a law enforcement operation in Maine after Senator Susan Collins spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The decision follows concerns about arrests of legal residents and recent fatal shootings linked to the operation.
Key Facts
- ICE ended its enforcement surge in Maine after Sen. Susan Collins spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- The operation faced criticism due to tactics and two fatal shootings in Minnesota.
- Over 200 arrests occurred in Maine during the week-long enforcement operation.
- Sen. Collins, who heads the Senate Appropriations Committee, requested a halt to the operation.
- Collins disagreed with Noem's label of a person shot by Border Patrol as a "domestic terrorist."
- Collins is up for re-election in 2026 and faces challenges in a state that Democrats target.
- Collins did not join other senators in asking for Noem's removal but is still in talks with her.
