The number of detainees in ICE custody has grown to 66,000. According to the Trump administration, about half do not have a criminal record . That was the case for a Brazilian man from Searsport detained following a traffic stop this past spring. His arrest sparked a public outcry, and family members and activists aggressively pushed for his release. He's now back home, thanks at least in part to the efforts his U.S.-born fiancée - who is now his wife.

Around 9 p.m. on May 26, Memorial Day, a Maine state trooper pulled over a van on I-295 in Scarborough. In the incident report, the trooper said the van had no front license plate, one of the plate lights was defective, and that neither of the two men in the car were licensed to drive. The trooper later noted that the vehicle did have a f

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