Federal immigration officials say more than 100 people have been detained in Maine this week as part of an enforcement surge targeting what ICE calls “the worst of the worst.”

A retail worker arrested at a routine immigration check-in. A mother and a student, both asylum seekers, taken into custody. A civil engineer on a work visa and a corrections officer recruit, whose boss said he has a “squeaky clean” record and permission to work,

On the fourth day of an ICE surge in Portland, the city's immigrant community remains in fear as locals take to the street.

Federal agents say they are targeting the 'worst of the worst' criminals, but some local officials are questioning their aggressive tactics and noting that several detainees appear to have no criminal record.

All detainees held by ICE at the Cumberland County Jail in Maine have been transferred out — with some sent to Massachusetts — amid a recent immigration crackdown.

Most of the Portland International Jetport's airlines are allowing passengers to change their flights.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in Maine, saying the state has been left largely in the dark as fear spreads through immigrant communities.

According to police, a crowd estimated at over 50 people had gathered and were blowing whistles, banging on drums and causing disturbances inside the lobby.