ICE launches new operation in Maine
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Maine has the lowest violent crime rate in the nation, and yet, ICE is targeting 1,400 people across the state in "Operation Catch of the Day."
ICE didn’t respond to a request for comment Wednesday on the agency’s plans for Maine, where U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that increased enforcement began on Tuesday. “We have approximately 1,400 targets here in Maine,” Patricia Hyde, the ICE deputy assistant director, told Fox News.
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