Students in Portland, Gorham, Yarmouth and Lewiston have planned demonstrations Friday in conjunction with a national strike, while pupils at some Midcoast schools say they will walk out Monday.

Mass protests returned to the Portland ICE facility after the latest shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Protesters across the U.S. are calling for a nationwide strike on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

Demonstrators in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities participated in protests as part of a "national shutdown" to end immigration enforcement operations.

Federal officers have failed to provide sufficient warnings as required before using force and have used force disproportionate to the danger faced, said Gil Kerlikowske.

Despite a recent announcement from US Senator Susan Collins proclaiming an end to the ICE surge in Maine, hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Portland on Friday and local businesses shuttered in solidarity amid a worker strike.

A protest is taking place in South Portland in response to federal agents shooting and killing a man in Minnesota on Saturday morning. Read more: