In the first four days of the operation, ICE agents arrested 206 people, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, center, speaks at a roundtable about ICE activity in Maine with Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain, left, Portland Mayor Mark Dion, right, as well as Gov. AdvertisementIndeed, Maine residents mobilized early in the surge to protect neighbors. Activists led several protests, including late-night noisemaking rallies outside hotels believed to be hosting ICE agents. AdvertisementLast year, federal officials also criticized local leaders and law enforcement agencies in Maine for failing to cooperate with federal agents.