Patty White

Governor Janet Mills says she takes allegations of criminal activity seriously, but that's not what the ICE operation seems to be about.

Mills, a Democrat, says President Trump's immigration crackdown appears to be centered in blue states.

As of Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security listed 12 people arrested in Maine as being among the, quote, worst of the worst.

For NPR News, I'm Patty White in Portland, Maine.

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