Maine Gov. Janet Mills Approves Law Preventing Police from Aiding Immigration Enforcement
by Warner Todd Huston 16 Dec 2025
Maine’s Democrat Governor Janet Mills has given her approval to a law that prevents police in her state from enforcing immigration laws or aiding federal law enforcement.
This week, Mills said she will allow LD 1971 to become law because she feels Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have engaged in “unacceptable actions,” though she still feels the law is “imperfect,” according to WMTW-TV.
Mills had dallied on signing the bill into law by failing to sign it during the ten-day window she had to do so. Since she missed the time limit, she had only two choices; veto it and scotch the bill, or let it become law without her signature. She chose the latter.
In an op ed excusing her actions, Mills called ICE “dangerous” and attacked federal immigration officials for arresting illegal aliens who otherwise have “no criminal records.”
https://www.alipac.us/f12/maine-gov-janet-mills-approves-law-preventing-police-aiding-immigration-enforce-435388/
