Maine Governor Janet Mills Urges ICE Reform or Abolition After 1 Deadly Shooting
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Updated · WGME · Jul 18
Maine Governor Janet Mills Urges ICE Reform or Abolition After 1 Deadly Shooting
3 articles · Updated · WGME · Jul 18
Summary
Janet Mills said she is "heartbroken and furious" over the death of Johan Sebastian Guerrero and demanded ICE be fundamentally reformed — or abolished.
The governor tied that call to what she described as a callous, unregulated show of force by federal agents, as anti-ICE protests in Maine continued into the weekend.
July 29 marks the start of a new Maine law defining when state and local police can cooperate with federal immigration agencies.
Under that law, police may still assist federal authorities on criminal investigations, but not solely for immigration enforcement, sharpening the state response to the shooting.