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Maine Clarifies Jails Need Not Hold Civil Immigration Detainers

Policy ID

ME-LA-2026-4-13
State Response
Statewide,
ME
Legislative Action
  • Detention, Federal Law Enforcement, Police Cooperation, State and Local Law Enforcement

Short Description

The Maine legislature enacted LD 2058 which clarifies that Maine’s longstanding law requiring jails to hold criminal arrestees for other law enforcement agencies does not require jails to hold individuals in civil immigration custody on behalf of ICE, Border Patrol, or other federal agencies carrying out civil immigration enforcement.

Date Adopted

04/13/2026

References

Full Resource Link

Media Coverage

Press Release

Updates

See Also

Bar Harbor, ME Town Council Adopts Ordinance Defining Relationship Between Town Officials and Federal Immigration Enforcement

07/07/2026
Bar Harbor
Legislative Action
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Portland, ME City Council Bars All City Employees from Assisting Federal Immigration Enforcement

05/04/2026
Portland
Legislative Action
ME

Maine Enacts ‘ICE Out of Schools and Healthcare’ Law

04/23/2026
Statewide
Legislative Action
ME
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