Sen. Susan Collins, who had urged Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to end the operation in Maine, announced a cessation early Thursday morning. What are “normal” ICE operations? Who are the 200 Mainers ICE said it has arrested? In addition to the pressure from Collins and other elected officials, ICE changed course because thousands of Maine people stood up for their neighbors. People wrote and called their members of Congress to pressure for an end to the ICE chaos and intimidation.