Governor Mills chased away by protesters at memorial
Maine Governor Janet Mills was forced to leave a memorial site for a man killed by an ICE agent after protesters confronted her. The demonstrators accused the governor of failing to protect residents from federal immigration enforcement.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the intense political friction surrounding immigration policy and the role of state officials in federal enforcement actions.
A group of protesters on Wednesday chased Maine Governor Janet Mills away from a memorial site for a man killed by an ICE agent this week in Biddeford, Maine.
Mills arrived in the afternoon and spent a short time looking at the growing array of flowers and notes on the corner where Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero died before some people began to raise their voices at her, accusing her of failing to protect Maine residents from immigrantion agents.
“Get out of here!” demonstrators yelled at her multiple times as Mills turned around and walked quickly back to her car, with about 10 people following close behind. “Get away! Get away!”
Mills, a Democrat , was only at the intersection for a few minutes, and left quickly.
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