Maine Enacts Three Laws to Restrict ICE Cooperation

Maine ICE immigration law Janet Mills ACLU of Maine

Three new statutes, collectively dubbed “ICE Out,” took effect on Wednesday in Maine, limiting state and local cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The measures ban local police and sheriffs from transferring detainees to ICE, holding individuals solely for civil immigration enforcement, or providing ICE with inmates’ release dates. They also prohibit landlords from sharing personal tenant information with ICE without a judicial warrant.

The laws require a judicial order before ICE agents may enter schools, hospitals, libraries, or access related records, and they bar ICE from accessing sensitive places such as public schools and health facilities without such a warrant. Governor Janet Mills allowed the package to become law without signing it. The legislation was driven by criticism of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and by the death of Colombian migrant Johan Sebastian Durán in Biddeford two weeks earlier. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine endorsed the reforms, saying they will improve public trust, while Maine Chiefs of Police Association President Scott Stewart warned they could weaken public safety. State police have already begun complying, reporting no implementation issues so far.

Entities: American Civil Liberties Union of Maine · Governor Janet Mills · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Janet Mills · Johan Sebastian Durán · Maine · Scott Stewart · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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[● 5 SOURCES] Maine Chiefs of Police Association President Scott Stewart opposes the laws, warning they could weaken public safety. (New law limits when police in Maine can work with immigration enforcement agencies)
[● 5 SOURCES] The laws prevent landlords from providing personal tenant information to ICE without a judicial order. (New law limits when police in Maine can work with immigration enforcement agencies)
[● 5 SOURCES] The laws require a judicial warrant for ICE agents to enter schools, hospitals, libraries, or access records. (New law limits when police in Maine can work with immigration enforcement agencies)
[● 5 SOURCES] The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine supports the new laws, saying they will improve public trust. (New law limits when police in Maine can work with immigration enforcement agencies)
[● 5 SOURCES] The legislation was prompted by criticism of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and the death of Colombian migrant Johan Sebastian Durán in Biddeford. (Escudo migratorio en Maine: ¿Qué límites imponen las nuevas leyes a la acción de ICE?)
[● 5 SOURCES] Three Maine laws limiting cooperation with ICE took effect on Wednesday. (new law limits when police in Maine can work with immigration enforcement agencies)
[● 5 SOURCES] Governor Janet Mills allowed the legislation to become law without signing it. (New law limits when police in Maine can work with immigration enforcement agencies)
[● 5 SOURCES] The laws prohibit local police and sheriffs from transferring detainees to ICE, holding people for civil immigration enforcement, or sharing release dates with ICE. (New law limits when police in Maine can work with immigration enforcement agencies)