None
EN
Gov. Janet Mills backs bill to keep ICE out of schools, hospitals
['Rachel Ohm', 'More Rachel Ohm', 'Staff Writer']
News - Centralmaine.com
Janet Mills acknowledges the Maine State Legislature as she begins her final State of the State Address in the House Chamber in Augusta on Tuesday night.
Only a handful of people testified against the bill during that time, though some additional concerns were raised in written testimony submitted in advance, including from Maine schools.
SCHOOLS RAISE QUESTIONSThe University of Maine System, which would be impacted by the bill, did not say in written testimony that it either supports or opposes it.
They argue something must be done to ensure people can feel safe going to places like schools and hospitals.
He took issue with public commenters using the word “fascism” to describe recent ICE activity.