Biddeford ICE protest targets Collins

By Lauren McCauley | Editor

“Using your voice, it’s a rare chance that we have in this world to be able to speak up for the things that we believe. So I’m going to be just absolutely blasting my resistance to the ICE and Trump regime at every single opportunity that I get.” - Monica Davis of Biddeford, who attended Tuesday’s protest outside U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ Biddeford office.

A woman stands at a microphone hold ing a framed picture of her husband. Around her, people in black hold signs that read "ICE out of Maine."

Alessia Gaspar Da Silva, whose husband, Marcos, was taken by ICE in January and still remains in custody, spoke at an Aug. 11 protest outside U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ Biddeford office about the harsh conditions her husband has faced in detention. (Photo by Eesha Pendharkar/ Maine Morning Star)

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