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ICE is headed to Maine: The Mayors of Portland and Lewiston confirmed Wednesday ICE's imminent presence.
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-maine-lewiston-portland-somali-americans
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-maine-lewiston-portland-somali-americans
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25 Comments
Guitarfun@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 199d
Maine is the 3rd whitest state in the US:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/whitest-states
We're likely to see a lot more violence directed at white US citizens. Maybe it will finally change some minds on the right.
vegeta@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 199d
Maine? Revenge for Susan Collins vote on Venezuela?
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 199d
It’s ok, Collins is gonna let us know that Noem learned her lesson, and so there’s obviously nothing to worry about anymore
Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 199d
The governor of Maine beat trump in court so now he's being a fucking man baby and sending ICE there
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-maine-transgender-lawsuit-usda-funding-freeze-b2744110.html
fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 199d
ICE is going around raping women and beating on men. Prove me wrong.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 199d
For someone stuck in a red state, Trump is making where being a blue state puts you in danger. Here Oklahoma don't see ICE doing this shit here. I really want out and wanted to go to a blue state. But looks like better leaving this shit hole country.
fartographer@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 199d
It's only a matter of time. I believe I'd read that ICE will soon be deployed in New Orleans. Partially to punish/"clean up" the city, but also because it's easy to justify and then allows easy and "justifiable" expansion to Houston, so that they can get a foothold here in Texas. Likely, they'd go from there to Austin, and probably here in San Antonio, and then make their way to Dallas. Dallas will give the agents a little treat, since so many of the citizens will laugh at immigrants while getting their own throat crushed by a boot.
From there, it's a simple stone's throw to Oklahoma.
I think the cities being chosen right now are partially because Trump gets to feel like a big boy dictator attacking his enemies, but primarily to get other cities on board with being invaded. They'll just tell themselves that ICE is a necessary evil presence if they wanna see other people get punished.
Vorticity@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 199d
Maine, notorious hotbed for illegal immigration and violence from undocumented immigrants. Definitely an efficient use of valuable ICE resources.
Wait, you mean it has nothing to do with immigration enforcement?
favoredponcho@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 199d
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 199d
Those maple cartels North of the border are some mean motherfuckers
arin@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 199d
Moving armed feds towards certain cities every week sounds a lot more like a wartime battle than immigration customs enforcement at a border.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 197d
It's more about having conservative forces occupying the country.
aramis87@fedia.io · 22 pts · 199d
I'm sure that Susan Collins will be Very Concerned.
ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 199d
Those pearls won't clutch themselves.
lauha@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 199d
Remember people of Maine. You have the right for self defence. Don't forget to use it.
Physnrd@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 199d
Wasn't it a year or two ago that all of the Republican governors were sending these immigrants to "blue cities." And now the Trump administration is raiding all of those blue cities? I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist, but these two seem connected.
fox2263@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 199d
Is ICE in any red states at all?
Mongostein@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 199d
No, because then his supporters might see what’s happening first hand
Butterphinger@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 199d
Charlotte NC
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 199d
Is that a blue dot in a red sea?
Butterphinger@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 197d
It's a place where the working class outnumbers their wardens in great enough number to tilt the see-saw.
Calling it harmonious, ehhh.
Zaktor@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 199d
It had some sort of surge in New Orleans, but the Republicans in Louisiana are overjoyed to see city folk get stomped on. Almost all cities are blue, so deploying to a red state just means the governor will cheer them on rather than talk tough and do nothing.
TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 199d
Oklahoma
Ironfist79@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 199d
Why? They want lobster?
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 199d
Man, I'm kinda disappointed. I thought they were coming back to Portland OR.
Ironfist79@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 199d
Shhh. Don't tell them they got the wrong Portland.