Sen. Susan Collins Says ICE Has Ended Enhanced Activities in Maine (Connecting the Dots: Sen. Susan Collins, Maine, Minnesota, Past ICE & Department of Homeland Security Officials, John Bolton, Covington & Burling LLP, The Chertoff Group, BAE Systems Inc & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Collins
said that ICE and other federal law enforcement agencies would resume ‘normal
operations’ in the state.
Arjun
Singh
1/29/2026|Updated:
1/29/2026
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced on Jan. 29 that Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would end aggressive removal
operations in her state amid ongoing scrutiny of the agency’s recent actions.
In a
social media post, Collins said she had spoken with Homeland Security Secretary
Kristi Noem, who agreed to end those practices, and that there were no ongoing
or planned large-scale operations in the state.
Her
announcement came after ICE launched “Operation Catch of the Day” in Maine on
Jan. 20 to apprehend “criminal illegal aliens who have terrorized communities.”
ICE has arrested more than 200 suspects since announcing the operation.
“Secretary
Noem has informed me that ICE has ended its enhanced activities in the State of
Maine,” Collins wrote
on social media. “There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE
operations here.”
“ICE
and Customs and Border Patrol will continue their normal operations that have
been ongoing here for many years.”
Collins
had announced on Jan. 27 that she asked Noem to “pause the operations in both Maine
and Minnesota.” Since December, the Department
of Homeland Security has
deployed federal law enforcement agencies to several locations to apprehend
suspected illegal immigrants
and other foreign nationals.
The
operations have been criticized by Democrats and others, many of whom have
protested against law enforcement officers while they were conducting arrests.
In Maine, state Attorney General Aaron Frey’s office set up an email address for
citizens to report “civil rights violations and improper use of force” by
federal law enforcement agents, which could be used as evidence in a future
lawsuit by the state.
Collins’s
announcement was noted by Maine Gov. Janet Mills, who criticized ICE.
“The
reported end of ICE’s ‘enhanced operation’ in Maine does not end the pain and
suffering they have inflicted on communities across our state — people who have
been terrorized, mothers who have been separated from their children,
businesses who have been threatened, all by their government,” Mills wrote
on social media.
ICE
defended its actions in the state as lawful immigration enforcement.
“Our
officers arrested more than 200 alien offenders in less than a week despite the
organized efforts from activist groups, radical politicians and protestors to
thwart our activities,” ICE Assistant Director Patricia Hyde wrote
in a statement on Jan. 29 about the operations in Maine. “ICE will not be
deterred from enforcing U.S. immigration law.”
Criticism
of ICE has increased
over its various operations across the country, including “Operation Metro
Surge” in Minnesota. Members of Congress have called for Noem’s testimony and
greater scrutiny of ICE’s funding after the shooting deaths of two U.S.
citizens—Renee
Good and Alex
Pretti—during contentious interactions with law enforcement in
Minneapolis.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Connecting
the Dots:
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank)
and was a major donor for the Republican Governors Association.
Leslie H. Wexner was
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a major
donor for the Republican Governors Association.
Paul LePage is
a member of the Republican Governors Association and was the Maine
state government governor.
George J. Mitchell was
the Maine state government governor, the Mideast envoy for
the Barack Obama administration and the chair emeritus for
the International Crisis Group.
George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis
Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Senator Susan M. Collins was a senior fellow at
the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a U.S. Senate senator
from Maine.
Lee H. Hamilton is an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
co-chair for the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's
Future and David F. Hamilton’s uncle.
David F. Hamilton is Lee
H. Hamilton’s nephew and was a canvasser for the Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was the
plaintiff in ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Barack Obama was
the attorney for ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of
Elections and an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was a legal adviser for the Association of Community
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Cameron F. Kerry is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother
and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Senator Susan M. Collins was a senior fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and is a U.S. Senate senator from
Maine.
Lee H. Hamilton is an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
co-chair for the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's
Future and David F. Hamilton’s uncle.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
James S.
Crown is the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think
tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank)
and was a major donor for the Republican Governors Association.
Leslie H. Wexner was
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a major
donor for the Republican Governors Association.
Paul LePage is
a member of the Republican Governors Association and was the Maine
state government governor.
George J. Mitchell was
the Maine state government governor, the Mideast envoy for
the Barack Obama administration and the chair emeritus for
the International Crisis Group.
George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis
Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Senator Susan M. Collins was a senior fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and is a U.S. Senate senator from
Maine.
Lee H. Hamilton is an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
co-chair for the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's
Future, David F. Hamilton’s uncle and a director at BAE
Systems Inc.
Michael Chertoff is
the chairman for BAE Systems Inc, senior of counsel at Covington
& Burling LLP, was an assistant attorney general for the U.S.
Department of Justice and the secretary for the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a division of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for BAE Systems Inc.
John R. Bolton was an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington
& Burling LLP, the national security adviser for the Donald
Trump's first Administration and of counsel at Kirkland &
Ellis LLP.
Binta N. Brown is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a director at Human Rights First.
William D. Zabel is the chair for the Human
Rights First, was a trustee at the Foundation to Promote Open
Society and George Soros’s divorce lawyer.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights First.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and William D. Zabel was his divorce
lawyer.
James D. Zirin was
a director at the Human Rights First and is a senior counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Mark A. Angelson was
a director at the Human Rights First and a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the attorney for ACORN
vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was the
plaintiff in ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Sidley Austin
LLP was a legal adviser for the Association of Community
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
David F. Hamilton was
a canvasser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform
Now (ACORN) and is Lee H. Hamilton’s nephew.
Lee H. Hamilton is David
F. Hamilton’s uncle, a co-chair for the Independent Task Force
on Immigration and America's Future, a director at BAE Systems Inc.
and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for BAE Systems Inc.
John R. Bolton was
an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP.
Senator Susan M. Collins was a senior fellow at
the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a U.S. Senate senator
from Maine.
George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis
Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Lee H. Hamilton is an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
co-chair for the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's
Future, David F. Hamilton’s uncle and a director at BAE
Systems Inc.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for BAE Systems Inc.
Michael Chertoff is
the chairman for BAE Systems Inc, senior of counsel at Covington
& Burling LLP, a co-founder & chairman for the Chertoff Group,
was an assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice
and the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Katy Montgomery was the deputy assistant secretary for the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and is a senior director at the Chertoff
Group.
Charles E. Allen was
an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
is a principal for the Chertoff Group.
Jay M. Cohen was
an undersecretary for science & technology for the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security and is a principal for the Chertoff Group.
Paul A. Schneider was
a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
a principal for the Chertoff Group.
Debbie Eng was
an associate executive secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security and is a managing director for the Chertoff
Group.
Chad C. Sweet was
a chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
is a co-founder & CEO for the Chertoff Group.
Jayson P. Ahern is
a principal at the Chertoff Group and was the acting commissioner
for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is a division of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a division of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Secret
Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
Michael Chertoff was
the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a
co-founder & chairman for the Chertoff Group and is the
chairman for BAE Systems Inc.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for BAE Systems Inc.
John R. Bolton was
an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP.
Lee H. Hamilton is a
director at BAE Systems Inc., a co-chair for the Independent
Task Force on Immigration and America's Future, David F. Hamilton’s uncle
and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Senator Susan M. Collins was a senior fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and is a U.S. Senate senator from
Maine.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F.
Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the attorney for ACORN
vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was the
plaintiff in ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Sidley Austin
LLP was a legal adviser for the Association of Community
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
James S.
Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the
vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Jeb Bush was a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation,
a board member for the American Action Forum and is a member of
the Alfalfa Club.
Frederic V. Malek is
the chairman for the American Action Forum, a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and a member of the Alfalfa Club.
Norm Coleman is
a board member for the American Action Forum and was a solicitor
general for the Minnesota state government.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is a member of the Alfalfa Club and the founder
of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
David H. Koch is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a major donor
for the Republican Governors Association.
Leslie H. Wexner was
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a major
donor for the Republican Governors Association.
Paul LePage is
a member of the Republican Governors Association and was the Maine
state government governor.
George J. Mitchell was
the Maine state government governor, the Mideast envoy for
the Barack Obama administration and the chair emeritus for
the International Crisis Group.
George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis
Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Senator Susan M. Collins was a senior fellow at
the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a U.S. Senate senator
from Maine.
Lee H. Hamilton is an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
co-chair for the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's
Future, David F. Hamilton’s uncle and a director at BAE
Systems Inc.
Michael Chertoff is
the chairman for BAE Systems Inc, senior of counsel at Covington
& Burling LLP, was an assistant attorney general for the U.S.
Department of Justice and the secretary for the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a division of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for BAE Systems Inc.
John R. Bolton was
an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP,
the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first
Administration and of counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Binta N. Brown is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a director at Human Rights First.
William D. Zabel is the chair for the Human
Rights First, was a trustee at the Foundation to Promote Open
Society and George Soros’s divorce lawyer.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights First.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and William D. Zabel was his divorce lawyer.
James D. Zirin was
a director at the Human Rights First and is a senior counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Mark A. Angelson was
a director at the Human Rights First and a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the attorney for ACORN
vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was the
plaintiff in ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Sidley Austin
LLP was a legal adviser for the Association of Community
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Resources:
Past Research
King
to LePage: ‘Man up and apologize’ (Past Research on
Paul LePage & Maine)
Sunday,
March 22, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/03/king-to-lepage-man-up-and-apologize.html
Trump
Fumes at Sen. Collins Over War Powers Vote (Connecting the Dots: Senator Susan
Collins, Moises Naim, Venezuela & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Senator Susan Collins)
Thursday,
January 15, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/01/trump-fumes-at-sen-collins-over-war.html
Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) (Connecting the Dots: Obama,
ACORN & Soros, All Networking) (Past Research
on ACORN & the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future)
Wednesday,
November 9, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/11/association-of-community-organizations.html
Hours
After John Kerry Demands Green Transition Accelerated – His Emissions Closet
Swings Wide Open (Connecting the Dots: Cameron Kerry, John Kerry, Teresa Heinz
Kerry, Soros, the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings Institution (think
tank), the EPA and onto the FDA, Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson. It’s the
Network That Never Ends. One Project (Climate Change) Just bleeds into the Next
(Covid Project)) (Past Research on Cameron Kerry)
THURSDAY,
JULY 21, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html
John
Bolton to Newsmax: Trump an Aberration; I'll Be Proven Right (Connecting the
Dots: John Bolton, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Human Rights First, Sidley Austin
LLP, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, Export-Import Bank of the US & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Sidley
Austin LLP)
Friday,
January 17, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/john-bolton-to-newsmax-trump-aberration.html
Thanks,
ACLU: Illegal Alien Allegedly Rapes 14-Year-Old While Free on Bond (Past Research on BAE Systems Inc., ICE & Covington
& Burling LLP)
Wednesday,
July 22, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/07/thanks-aclu-illegal-alien-allegedly.html
Trump
Blasts 'Low-Life' Bolton After FBI Raid on His Home (John Bolton, Kirkland
& Ellis, Covington & Burling, DOJ, FBI, & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on John Bolton & Covington
& Burling)
Friday,
August 22, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/trump-blasts-low-life-bolton-after-fbi.html
Minnesota
Gov Appoints Former Planned Parenthood VP to Franken’s Seat (Past Research on Minnesota)
Thursday,
December 14, 2017
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