Rep. Chellie Pingree
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first heard Jul 2026
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But it wasn't even necessarily that they were all hardcore murderers.
There were a variety of different kinds of records.
Anyway, almost none of them were criminals.
And then I think Mainers breathed a sigh of relief when they suddenly left our state and thought maybe that's all over.
And as I said to you earlier, I mean, I know through my office, it's not been over.
ICE has continued their operations in our state.
And it does feel like they've picked up recently.
And one of the reasons they've picked up is they're broadening their jurisdiction of who they pick up.
You know, you used to have to actually be a criminal for ICE to go after you.
And if you're a hardened drug dealer or you're trafficking in children, I think we all believe that's what they should be doing, picking up people like that.
But these are people who generally are legally in the country, just as you were saying.
They're doing all the things you're supposed to do to become American, and that's what
You know, the right also tells us, you know, come in the legal way.
So, you know, you've applied for asylum, which is an arduous process.
You have to have a real claim that you weren't safe in your home country, get medical records, get a lawyer.
It's a long process in the courts.
And then you're allowed to get a work permit and go to work, which is also what people want to do, even though that takes a long time and you have to keep getting renewed.
But these are people who want to work.
They're great.
You know, every time I talk to an employer who's just lost somebody to ICE, they say, oh, my God, they were the hardest worker.
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