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DoomsdaysCW

#MonmothME #resists! #Monmouth #police department withdraws #ICE training application

Residents packed the Monmouth Board of Selectmen meeting Wednesday to speak out against the town's police department taking on the role of enforcing federal #immigration laws.

by Emily Duggan, Kennebec Journal, April 17, 2025

MONMOUTH — "After dozens of residents voiced opposition, the police department has withdrawn its application for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that allows local law enforcement agencies to work with the federal agency to enforce federal immigration laws.

"Police Chief Paul Ferland said he was seeking the training so his officers would know what to do if they come across people who are in the United States illegally.

"In the past year or so, Monmouth officers have called the U.S. Border Patrol about a dozen times, each time with questions about legal rights, when to detain someone and how to not violate someone’s constitutional rights.

"Each instance can take hours, Ferland said, as officers wait for federal agents to arrive from wherever they are stationed. Once the agents arrive, they check for the person’s immigration status and whether they may have an upcoming court date. If not, the officers can issue a date.

"The southwest Kennebec County town is home to a number of businesses, including #agricultural businesses that employ #migrant workers.

"Ferland announced the department’s withdrawal from the program Wednesday at the town’s Board of Selectmen meeting, which was packed with residents both in person and on Zoom who turned out mostly to speak against the move.

"Because Ferland is also the chief of the Winthrop Police Department, that town is also withdrawing, he said.
" 'When I saw how this is dividing the community, it’s not what I want. It’s not what our officers want. Our community is our community, it’s our home. The officers love their community, and we are not here to divide it. That is one of the reasons why I pulled the application. Not the only, but the biggest,' Ferland said.

"Following an executive order signed by President Donald #Trump, police departments from 38 states have applied to be a part of ICE’s 287 (g) program, including the #WellsPoliceDepartment, which according to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement data is the only #Maine police agency that is currently taking part."

Original article:
centralmaine.com/2025/04/17/mo

Archived version:
archive.md/FHBWe

#ACAB #ICEDetention #Deportations
#HumanRightsAbuses #USPol #MainePol #ICEDetentions #ResistICE #MonmouthMaineResists #MaineResists

Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel · Monmouth police department withdraws ICE training applicationResidents packed the Monmouth Board of Selectmen meeting Wednesday to speak out against the town's police department taking on the role of enforcing federal immigration laws.
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DoomsdaysCW

#Immigrant coalition raises alarm over #WellsME #police #ICE partnership as state debate looms

April 13, 2025

WELLS, Maine (WGME) -- "The executive director of the #MaineImmigrantRightsCoalition, #MufaloChitam, says her organization is aware of the new agreement that the #WellsPoliceDepartment signed with ICE which allows officers to arrest people based on #immigration #violations.

"Wells is the first town in Maine to take this step, though other towns have applied as well.

"Chitam says, for her organization and the people they represent, the important thing is to bring awareness to what this means.

"Around the country, departments in 37 states have signed on.

" 'It just brings reality to Maine. We’ve been seeing this around the country, and around other states, but not experienced it in Maine. So that’s significant for us. It makes it real, it brings it home,' Chitam said.

"Maine lawmakers may also debate a bill that would ban police departments from this partnership."

Read more:
msn.com/en-us/news/us/immigran

#ACAB #ICEDetention #Deportations
#HumanRightsAbuses #USPol #MainePol #ICEDetentions #ResistICE

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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History April 18, 1912: The governor of West Virginia called out the National Guard against striking coal miners. As a result, fifty people were killed. His action marked the beginning of the West Virginia Mine Wars, initiating one of the most violent strikes in the nation's history. Because of their isolation and geography, the West Virginia mine owners were able to dominate the miners more than almost any other employer in the nation. They hired gun thugs from the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, who routinely murdered miners and evicted their families from the company towns. On April 18, thousands of miners went on strike in Paint Creek, Cabin Creek and in surrounding counties. Many were armed with hunting rifles to defend themselves against the company thugs. Mother Jones and Socialist Party members came to support the miners.

The struggle that began today in 1912 continued for decades and included the Battle of Matewan and the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War, and the largest labor uprising in U.S. history. 10,000-15,000 coal miners battled 3,000 cops, private cops and vigilantes, who were backed by the coal bosses. Up to 100 miners died in the fighting, along with 10-30 Baldwin-Felts detectives and three national guards. Nearly 1,000 people were arrested. One million rounds were fired. And the government bombed striking coal miners by air, using homemade bombs and poison gas left over from World War I. This was the second time the government had used planes to bomb its own citizens within the U.S. (the first was against African American during the Tulsa pogrom, earlier that same year).

You can read my longer article on the West Virginia Mine Wars and the Battle of Blair Mountain here: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/

Mother Jones, in black dress, gray hair, speaks to an assembled crowd on a wooden stage in Montgomery, West Virginia in 1912 ahead of the Paint Creek Miners’ Strike.
#workingclass#LaborHistory#motherjones
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DivestSPD

For years, Deputy Mark Hayden sneaked away to look at naked women on his work computer for up to 20 minutes at a time while the County was paying him over $60 an hour.

Investigators found nearly 18,000 images and videos on his computer. He retired before KCSO could fire him.

#police#cop#kingcounty
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Mike McCaffrey :pdx_badge:

I get why the #Portland #Police department might want to have a plane available for emergencies (even if we disagree what constitutes an emergency) but why are we paying for them to fly this fucking thing every day in circles for no reason?

pdx.social/@SKYWATCH/114355812

a bot-generated map of Portland Oregon, showing a flight track
pdx.socialPDX SKYWATCH (@SKYWATCH@pdx.social)Attached: 1 image MultCo is overhead in N910TW, their Cessna 172 (Idaho 99) creeperplane. #portland #police #adsb #skybot https://globe.airplanes.live/?icao=AC9869&zoom=12
#PPB
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ABC Feeds

Two dead as police officer's son fires old service weapon at US university

Five people were hospitalised when the gunman rampaged through Florida State University, shooting at students, before he was shot and injured by local law enforcement.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/flo

ABC News · Two dead as police officer's son fires old service weapon at Florida State UniversityBy ABC News
#Crime#Police#DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents
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ABC Feeds

Three rescued after boat flips in hazardous surf
By Ciara Jones and Josh McIntosh

Three men have been rescued after a boat capsized on the Gold Coast, with the BOM warning of hazardous surf conditions in parts of south-east Queensland.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/qld

ABC News · Three rescued after boat capsize on the Gold Coast, weather bureau warns of hazardous surf conditionsBy Ciara Jones
#Weather#MarineIncidents#Police
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