#Maine #nurses hold vigil for #Minnesota colleague, call on Congress to #DefundICE
Kathryn Carley, Maine News Service
January 30, 2026
Excerpt: "Many residents report people with no criminal records and others living in the United States legally have been detained. Freedman said that includes nursing assistants and environmental service workers at Maine Medical Center.
" 'There’s a physician that wrote an amazing piece on Facebook about how this is affecting our daily lives at the hospital, how it’s affecting the care our patients are receiving, how it’s affecting morale,' she said. 'It’s a really difficult time.'
"Freedman said nurses have been providing rides to co-workers who feel unsafe driving alone. Others report being harassed by ICE agents who threaten to deport their families. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is urging Mainers to document any abuses they witness, adding his office has already identified 14 credible reports of ICE agents using excessive force."
#MaineResists #MainePol #USPol #AbolishICE #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood