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LEWISTON, January 21, 2026 – A federal agent talks with the landlord Wedneday morning at 165 Bartlett Street in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="The landlord of a Lewiston apartment building, center, talks to federal agents Wednesday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43381766_SJ.CITlewistonICE.0122265.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43381766_SJ.CITlewistonICE.0122265.jpg?w=780" />Federal agents have descended on the state this week in an effort to target the 'worst of the worst,' although some local officials are questioning the aggressive tactics.

Thank you to the Portland Press Herald, especially staff writers Drew Johnson and Morgan Womack, for the coverage of the protest in the wake of Renee Good’s death at the hands of masked ICE agent. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was quick not only to label Renee as a “domestic terrorist,” but to claim that the […]

ADDS IDENTIFICATION: Teyana Gibson Brown, second from right, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher) " data-image-caption="Teyana Gibson Brown, second from right, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts Jan. 11 after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson in Minneapolis. (John Locher/Associated Press) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/AP26011859826470.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/AP26011859826470.jpg?w=780" />An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

President Donald Trump speaks before signing the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Trump_Government_Shutdown_85835_4ae01c.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Trump_Government_Shutdown_85835_4ae01c.jpg?w=780" />President Trump's failure to honor even basic principles of business is on full display now.

Clifford, Frank Abbott 72, of Shenzhen, China, formerly of Yarmouth, Nov. 3. Memorial service at a later date. ...