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ICE ends surge in Maine as border czar pledges to keep operation in Minnesota

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People protest against ICE in Lewiston, Maine, on Saturday. Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images

Federal authorities have ended their immigration enforcement surge in Maine, a state senator said on Thursday, even as Donald Trump’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, insisted that the much bigger operation in Minnesota would continue.

Susan Collins, a Republican, cited a conversation with the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, saying that the “enhanced operation” in her state of Maine had been wrapped up.

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