The governor said President Donald Trump's office hasn't returned her calls regarding the operation launched this week, dubbed "Catch of the Day."

Por PATRICK WHITTLE, HOLLY RAMER y LEAH WILLINGHAMPORTLAND, Maine, EE.UU. (AP) — El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés)

Residents have stepped in to bring their children to school, run errands, deliver meals, and are even patrolling neighborhoods in search of immigration agents.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has challenged immigration officials to provide judicial warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in Maine. Mills also called on her Republican rival, Sen. Susan Collins, to act after the House’s GOP majority defeated efforts by Democrats to curtail ICE funding.

Portland city officials warned that the human impact of the federal immigration raids will be accompanied by costs to businesses and damage to the city’s economic life.

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.

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.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills held a press conference at Portland City Hall, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues an immigration enforcement operation in Maine.