Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control

Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as horrific' as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year

Maine, the US's whitest state, has been shaken by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, a crackdown that could threaten Republican control of the Senate in November's crucial midterm elections.

Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents launched Operation Catch of the Day" in the state on 21 January, targeting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens who have terrorized communities", according to the administration.