Strimling: ICE raids equal job losses and economic pain for all of us

Beacon

Additionally, an earlier study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy showed that Maine lost an estimated $3.4 million in retail sales due to the absence of workers and students during ICE’s surge in Maine last January, and the economic pain becomes even starker.

Click here to read the full story, first published August 6, 2026 in Beacon.