ICE ends Maine surge, Sen. Collins says

(Andrew Pantazi- Axios) ICE has ended its enforcement surge in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Thursday, citing a conversation with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Why it matters: The Trump administration is retreating from an enforcement operation amid growing bipartisan backlash over tactics, including two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minnesota and the arrests of legal immigrants in Maine. Flashback: Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee as a Friday DHS funding deadline looms, asked Noem on Monday to pause the enforcement surge in both Maine and Minnesota, following more than 200 arrests in Maine in a week.

ICE ends Maine surge, Sen. Collins says