Protests and Activism

In Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, a crowd of about 1,000 people turned out on a bone-chilling Saturday afternoon with a message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: get out of Minnesota and get out of Maine. Only half of them could fit inside the Agora Grand Event Center. The others stood outside in the freezing cold.

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue to ramp up operations in cities and towns throughout the state, a group of Maine lawyers led a protest through Portland's Bayside neighborhood Friday afternoon.

The rallies took place in Bridgeport, New Haven, Willimantic and Hartford.

People in cities across the country demonstrated against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics and the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Hartford police are now investigating potential hit-and-run and assault charges against those involved.

“This is about refusing to normalize what's happening,” said one organizer of the protest at Tweed-New Haven airport, where people have been calling on Avelo Airlines to stop working with ICE.

Protestors continue to urge consumers to boycott Avelo at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport for as long as the company continues a contract to operate deportation flights.

Connecticut Senate GOP Leader Stephen Harding calls Anwar’s actions “disgusting” and “hateful.”

Protestors across Western Massachusetts joined others across the state and the nation in "No Kings" rallies denouncing everything from ICE raids to cuts in food assistance benefits.

The nationwide series of protests included at least 40 demonstrations in Maine. Participants talked about what they see as Trump's unlawful expansions of executive powers and cuts to essential services.