{"id":408994,"date":"2026-01-15T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/408994\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:26:09","slug":"trump-says-he-will-invoke-insurrection-act-if-state-politicians-dont-obey-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/408994\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he will invoke Insurrection Act if state politicians ‘don’t obey the law’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor Carl Sheline <\/a>said in a statement yesterday that ICE may conduct enforcement in Lewiston \u201csoon.\u201d He did not provide additional details in the statement about how he was made aware of the possible operation. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand that this is an unsettling time for many of our residents,\u201d he said. \u201cLewiston is a strong city and we care about our community and each other. Please check on your neighbors and stay safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

He urged residents and businesses to know their rights and prepare a \u201cplan of action\u201d in case ICE stops them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Asked for comment on Sheline\u2019s post about an operation in Lewiston, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin did not confirm the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, DHS enforces the laws of the nation across the country,\u201d she said. \u201cWe do not discuss future or potential operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maine Gov. Janet Mills said her administration has attempted \u201cunsuccessfully thus far\u201d to confirm reports that federal operations are planned in the state. <\/p>\n

Nonetheless, her administration is preparing, she said. She said she directed Maine State Police to work with law enforcement, been in contact with city officials in Portland and Lewiston, and is coordinating with the attorney general\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf any operations take place, our goal \u2014 as always \u2014 will be to protect the safety and the rights of the people of Maine,\u201d Mills said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She also issued a warning to the federal government saying: \u201cIf your plan is to come here to be provocative and to undermine the civil rights of Maine residents, do not be confused \u2014 those tactics are not welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor Carl Sheline said in a statement yesterday that ICE may conduct enforcement in Lewiston \u201csoon.\u201d He did…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-408994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}