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January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Now Maine! This has to stop. Trump wants to start a damn war! Congress and the Senate need to do their job and stop this monster. Call them and leave a message. The Republicans can be replaced. Remind them it all boils down to the Epstein files!
11K views · 913 reactions | A message from our Chapter Chair, Sophie, on how to help Maine and your own communities. GET ORGANIZED ‼️ FUCK ICE 🚫🧊 Donate: @mainesolidarityfund Get involved if you’re...
A message from our Chapter Chair, Sophie, on how to help Maine and your own communities. GET ORGANIZED ‼️ FUCK ICE 🚫🧊 Donate: @mainesolidarityfund Get involved if you’re local: @presentemaine...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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PRESENTE! MAINE RESPONSE to Susan Collins'
Announcement on ICE Activity in Maine

We are not declaring victory –– we remain vigilant.

#Maine #MEpolitics #PresenteMaine

In both English & Spanish:
PRESENTE! Maine - Our Response to Sen. Collins’ Announcement on ICE Activity in Maine We are not declaring victory — we remain vigilant Like many in our community, we woke up to news Thursday that Sen. Collins announced ICE has “ended its enhanced activities in the State of Maine.” At this time, we have no independent confirmation beyond her word – and our community has learned not to trust politicians’ promises without seeing the reality on the ground. For now, we urge caution, and we remain vigilant. We are not declaring victory. Collins herself stated that “ICE and Customs and Border Patrol will continue their normal operations that have been ongoing here for many years.” For our community, this is not a reassurance – it is an overt threat. ICE and CBP’s so-called “normal operations” have been terrorizing us for years, marked by continued displacement, family separation, and the constant fear that routine daily tasks can result in deportation encounters. What we experienced during the derisively named “Operation Catch of the Day” was just an escalation of the long-standing violence that has always been targeted toward us. Make no mistake, ICE is still in our communities – they did not suddenly arrive one day, and they are not suddenly gone the next. The damage and trauma inflicted on our community is real, ongoing, and inter-generational. During this most recent surge alone, more than 200 people were indiscriminately arrested and torn from their families. Our community members were forced to shelter in place – unable to work, unable to go to school, unable to live. In the coming days, many of our neighbors will face eviction because they were unable to earn income during this siege. Until our community members can leave their homes without fear, nothing has changed. At a minimum, we demand the return of our people back to their loved ones and back to their communities where they belong. As has happened time and time again, it falls to us – to community organizations and mutual aid networks – to respond and fill the gaps created by political decisions. And we will not be erased. Our people will continue to be terrorized as long as ICE exists. We do not need “scaled-back” enforcement. We do not need a return to “normal operations.” We need ICE out of Maine – permanently. Gone. Abolish ICE and invest those billions in housing, healthcare, education, food, and the resources that actually keep communities safe and healthy and make our state stronger. This is the only path forward. And, yet, even during one of Maine’s darkest moments, we have seen what is possible. Our community showed up for one another when the government attacked. People across the state mobilized, donated, volunteered, shared resources, bore witness to ICE’s cruelty, and protected one another. That power is real and tangible, that solidarity is what kept people alive, and we cannot let it dissipate now. This moment activated something that we must now sustain, build, and nurture. As we take a collective breath, we remain on the ground, responding to urgent needs, meeting basic necessities, filling the gaps this violence created, and building toward long-term community well-being and collective abundance. We organize not just for our survival, but to realize dignity, safety, and the ability to flourish – el Buenvivir. As long as our community continues to go without, we will be there, fighting alongside them. La lucha continua. Nuestra respuesta al anuncio de la senadora Collins’ sobre la actividad de ICE en Maine No estamos declarando una victoria — permanecemos vigilantes Como muches en nuestra comunidad, el jueves despertamos con la noticia de que la senadora Collins anunció que ICE ha “terminado sus actividades reforzadas en el estado de Maine”. En este momento, no tenemos confirmación independiente más allá de sus palabras — y nuestra comunidad ha aprendido a no confiar en las promesas de les polítiques sin ver la realidad sobre el terreno. Por ahora, hacemos un llamado a la cautela y permanecemos vigilantes. No estamos declarando una victoria. La propia Collins afirmó que “ICE y la Patrulla Fronteriza continuarán con sus operaciones normales que han estado ocurriendo aquí durante muchos años”. Para nuestra comunidad, esto no es tranquilizador — es una amenaza abierta. Las llamadas “operaciones normales” de ICE y CBP nos han aterrorizado durante años, marcadas por el desplazamiento continuo, la separación de familias y el miedo constante de que tareas cotidianas puedan resultar en encuentros con la deportación. Lo que vivimos durante la burlonamente llamada “Operación Catch of the Day” fue solo una intensificación de la violencia de larga data que siempre ha estado dirigida hacia nosotres. No se equivoquen: ICE sigue en nuestras comunidades — no llegaron de repente un día ni desaparecieron al siguiente. El daño y el trauma infligidos a nuestra comunidad son reales, continuos e intergeneracionales. Solo durante este aumento más reciente, más de 200 personas fueron arrestadas indiscriminadamente y arrancadas de sus familias. Miembres de nuestra comunidad se vieron forzades a resguardarse en sus hogares — sin poder trabajar, sin poder ir a la escuela, sin poder vivir. En los próximos días, muches de nuestres vecines enfrentarán desalojos porque no pudieron generar ingresos durante este asedio. Hasta que les miembres de nuestra comunidad puedan salir de sus hogares sin miedo, nada ha… Como ha ocurrido una y otra vez, recae sobre nosotres — sobre las organizaciones comunitarias y las redes de ayuda mutua — responder y llenar los vacíos creados por decisiones políticas. Y no seremos borrades. Nuestra gente seguirá siendo aterrorizada mientras ICE exista. No necesitamos una aplicación de la ley “reducida”. No necesitamos un regreso a las “operaciones normales”. Necesitamos que ICE salga de Maine — de manera permanente. Que se vaya. Abolir ICE e invertir esos miles de millones en vivienda, salud, educación, viveres y los recursos que realmente mantienen a las comunidades seguras y saludables y hacen a nuestro estado más fuerte. Este es el único camino hacia adelante. Y, aun así, incluso durante uno de los momentos más oscuros de Maine, hemos visto lo que es posible. Nuestra comunidad se sostuvo unes a otres cuando el gobierno atacó. Personas de todo el estado se movilizaron, donaron, ofrecieron su tiempo como voluntaries, compartieron recursos, dieron testimonio de la crueldad de ICE y se protegieron mutuamente. Ese poder es real y tangible; esa solidaridad es lo que mantuvo a la gente con vida, y no podemos permitir que se disipe ahora. Este momento activó algo que debemos sostener, construir y nutrir. Mientras tomamos un respiro colective, seguimos en el terreno, respondiendo a necesidades urgentes, cubriendo necesidades básicas, llenando los vacíos que esta violencia creó y construyendo hacia el bienestar comunitario a largo plazo y la abundancia colectiva. Nos organizamos no solo para sobrevivir, sino para hacer realidad la dignidad, la seguridad y la posibilidad de florecer — el Buenvivir. Mientras nuestra comunidad siga careciendo de lo básico, estaremos ahí, luchando a su lado. La lucha continua.
February 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL

Projection magic on Saturday evening at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland. We were there to stand against ICE brutality along with many, many other Mainers. #abolishice #noiceforme #vigil #mepolitics #mainedsa #presentemaine #idealmainesocialaidandsanctuaryband
August 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM