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Residents urge Cumberland County commissioners to end ICE cooperation as LD 1971 nears law
Summary
Multiple residents told commissioners at a year‑end meeting to terminate arrangements they say enable ICE arrests; commissioners said state and federal law and existing operational obligations complicate immediate termination and pledged to seek legal clarity.
Dozens of residents urged the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners to end county cooperation with U.S. immigration enforcement during public comment at the board’s meeting.
Shelby Layton, a South Portland resident, told commissioners the governor plans to let LD 1971 become law and said ‘‘a law enforcement agency may not use agency or department money or personnel to detain a person for immigration enforcement purposes,’’ arguing that change and newly released deportation‑data figures make ending the county’s contract urgent. Layton cited data from the Deportation Data Project stating ‘‘there were 27 people arrested between January [and] October 2025 at the Cumberland County Jail,’’ many of whom were then sent out of state.
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