Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks during an event featuring Northeast governors and Canadian premiers at the State House Library in Boston on June 16, 2025. Mills has criticized recent ICE enforcement actions in Maine and called on President Donald Trump to withdraw federal agents from the state. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
DHS said the initiative prioritizes what it describes as the most dangerous offenders living unlawfully in the state.
Mills has requested a meeting with Trump so that she can ask him in person to withdraw ICE agents from Maine, per WMTV.
"I'm hearing that many of the people being detained, or on that list, I think, are family members here in Maine, people who are working here in Maine, people who have children in the school system, people who have children in homes in Maine, people with no criminal record, and that's concerning," Mills said, per the outlet.
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A federal law enforcement agent outside a home during a raid in south Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Collins said she had spoken with Noem about ICE activity in Maine but declined to provide details, pointing instead to provisions in the funding bill that include money for body-worn cameras, inspector general reviews of detention centers and de-escalation training.
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"Are you kidding me, @SenSusanCollins?" Mills wrote on X in response.
"Your concerns over the killing of a young man are meaningless since you don't have the courage do anything about it as ICE invades our state," she wrote. "You are the chair of the committee that funds the government. Hold them accountable."
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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