Source: US News & World Report
“U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Thursday that immigration officials have ceased their ‘enhanced operations’ in the state, the site of a [gang activity] surge and more than 100 [abductions] since last week. Collins, a Republican, made the announcement after saying she had several direct communications with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. ‘There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here,’ Collins said in a statement. ‘I have been urging Secretary Noem and others in the Administration to get ICE to reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state.’ The announcement came after President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second [murder] by federal immigration agents.” (01/29/26)