LEWISTON — Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey spoke this week with immigrant groups about the laws protecting the state’s immigrants, as president-elect Donald Trump plans to oversee mass deportations when he takes office.
Lewiston is home to a significant number of the state’s immigrant population and many are concerned how Trump’s policies will change their lives.
Joining Frey at the Maine People’s Alliance at 155 Lisbon St. were members of Lewiston’s legislative delegation and representatives from immigrant advocacy groups. “We know what material has been put out in support of what the president might be doing,” Frey said. Project 2025 and Trump’s previous term as president have given lawmakers an idea about what conversations to pursue “to make sure we promote legal, economically beneficial, and frankly, humanitarian focused immigration in our state and in our country,” Frey said.
“As the state’s chief legal officer, it is my job to make …