Washington, Jan. 21 -- Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following press release:
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on increased immigration enforcement operations in Maine:
After first granting Fox News exclusive access to federal agents on the ground in Maine, Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security has finally confirmed details about their operation "Catch of the Day"-a truly heinous and inhumane name. DHS reportedly has a "list of 1,400" people and had already, as of Tuesday night, detained 50 individuals. While the Fox News report and DHS's own statement conveniently only detail a handful of individuals detained who allegedly do have criminal records, we know many of th...