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New Maine law limits police cooperation with federal immigration officials

A new law in Maine will limit state and local law enforcement agencies' cooperation with federal immigration officials.The law is set to take effect on Wednesday, along with other measures that seek to restrict the state's cooperation with civil immigration enforcement.The "ICE Out of Policing" law restricts state and local law enforcement agencies, including jails, from assisting federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement.Law enforcement agencies will be prohibited from reaching out to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents for translation services if they en...