179 Maine Attorneys Condemn Immigration Arrests at Courthouses
Portland – 179 Maine attorneys today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, urging them to end the practice of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at courthouses.
ACLU of Maine Urges Education Department to Increase Educator Diversity
The ACLU of Maine today submitted comments to the Maine Department of Education in reaction to a draft of the State Education Plan. The ACLU encouraged the DOE to include a policy regarding the recruitment of diverse educators, which is currently absent from the plan.
ACLU of Maine Offers Support to Local Law Enforcement Resisting Trump Threats
Portland - The ACLU of Maine today sent a letter to all Maine sheriffs and the chiefs of Maine’s largest police departments, outlining the dangers of complying with President Trump’s immigration policy demands.
Federal Court Blocks President Trump’s New Travel Ban
Portland - A federal court in Hawaii temporarily blocked President Trump’s second travel ban last night, hours before it would have gone into effect.
LePage Administration Misusing Budget Process in Quest to Dismantle Social Safety Net, Says ACLU of Maine
Augusta - The ACLU of Maine is in Augusta today to testify that the LePage administration is misusing the budget process in an effort to ram through significant changes to Maine’s social safety net.