Sign of a Protester in Monument Square, Portland on Saturday, Jauary 24, 2026.

Across our nation, we are seeing numerous reports of apparent civil rights violations and improper use of force by federal agents who have been sent into areas targeted for immigration enforcement by the federal government.  with the federal government now surging federal agents into Maine under the banner of immigration enforcement, evidence of constitutionally-deficient, excessive and intimidating enforcement tactics is quickly emerging in our state.

In order to better assess the impact of these questionable immigration enforcement activities on Mainers, as well as to evaluae wha action this office may take in response, the Office of the Maine Attorney General has established a dedicated email address for Mainers to share such information with the Office for potential investigation.

The email address will be monitored for documentation of potential violations of the Maine and federal Constitutions, as well as Maine laws such as te Maine Civil Rights Act.

We invite the public to submit any descriptions of observed intimidating or excessive behvior used by federal agents.  Information that would be helpful to provide include: date, location of incident, names of any individuals involved as actors or witnesses, if known, and contact information.  We wll not be accepting photographs and videos through the email address.  However, please let us know if photographs or videos ARE available and provide contact information so the Office can arrange to obtain copies if deemed necessary.

Emailers should be advised that any content sent may be subject to public disseminaion under Maine’s Freedom of Access Law.

Once again the dedicated email address is:  citizenreporting.OAG@maine.gov.