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Masked Agents Threaten Rights as Community Rallies for Immigrants

1/28/2026

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In Maine, legal observers report threats from masked federal immigration agents while documenting their actions.
Liz Eisele McLellan and Bob Peck describe encounters where agents warned them against exercising their First Amendment rights.
Peck recorded an agent threatening arrest for following them.
Community members form watch groups outside American Roots to support immigrant workers.
Similar initiatives have emerged at schools in Portland to protect immigrant students.

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Story summary

In Maine, legal observers report threats from masked federal immigration agents while documenting their actions.
Liz Eisele McLellan and Bob Peck describe encounters where agents warned them against exercising their First Amendment rights.
Peck recorded an agent threatening arrest for following them.
Community members form watch groups outside American Roots to support immigrant workers.
Similar initiatives have emerged at schools in Portland to protect immigrant students.