Despite frigid and windy conditions, several hundred people gathered at night in Portland’s Monument Square to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The peaceful demonstration drew minimal police presence, with speakers denouncing the surge in anti‑migrant operations and holding signs reading “ICE out of Maine.” Detentions in Portland and Lewiston have raised concerns among immigrant and refugee communities, particularly from Africa. Community leaders warn that, as in other U.S. cities where ICE has intensified operations, families are staying indoors, avoiding work, and keeping children home from school out of fear of arrest.

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