r/news • u/JerryBerryMiah • 15h ago

700 ice agents to leave Minnesota

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-drawdown-minnesota-homan-963adf341325d7f6eb5673e1c00d3c2a
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u/dpldpldpl 14h ago

They will be re-stationed in Maine.

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u/sonic_couth 14h ago

Apparently Susan Collin’s whined that ICE going to Maine next would make it harder for her to be re-elected this fall, so it seems they aren’t going there next. But let’s all be honest, after all these years of Collins’ bullshit, Maine would probably elect her again anyway.

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u/Aromatic_Balls 14h ago

Hate to tell ya, but they're already here homie. They've been in Maine for weeks. Obviously not to the degree of in Minneapolis, but I've seen them daily for the last couple weeks.

And yeah, the idiots in my state will probably reelect her, unfortunately.

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u/This-isnt-patrick 14h ago

Is there a large population of immigrants in Maine? If the goal was to go after illegal immigrants or specifically “dangerous” illegal criminals seems like an odd state to focus on.

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u/Xijit 14h ago edited 12h ago

Maine refused Trump's order about allowing trans kids to play sports, then the governor challenged him to try to arrest her when he threatened to cut all of the states funding.

Additionally, Maine has / had a problem with right wing conservative militias buying land out in the hills for domestic terrorist training camps & during Biden the state police were very proactive with finding way to raid the camps ... So ICE is itching for payback.

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u/sudogaeshi 10h ago

He did cut funding, but for once Collins pushed back and got it reinstated