Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“By the Court’s count, the foregoing describes at least half a dozen ways in which ICE disregarded the standards the Constitution demands of a government agency responsible for the health and safety of a person it has chosen to detain.”

— U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in a 30-page finding that the federal agency repeatedly made “false and misleading” statements in court about an Ecuadoran detainee who was abruptly transferred out of Maine in January.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

A judge admonished ICE for lying about an immigrant detained in Maine. The ruling comes amid a wave of judicial rebukes in response to the agency’s hard-charging tactics under President Donald Trump.

Take an exclusive look inside Graham Platner’s attempt to reshape the Maine Democratic governor’s race. Three sources on the talks between the campaigns spoke on conditions of anonymity to candidly describe them.

School strife is on the ballot in these Maine elections in June. Here are three races to watch among the battles for budget, select board and school board.

Trump diverted $67 million of Acadia entry fees to projects in D.C. Of the total, $7 million went toward the controversial renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

A longtime Bangor educator is taking over as Brewer superintendent. Dan Chadbourne, who starts July 1, said the job is where he “needs to be.”

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

• Justice Department sues Maine over undercover license plates for law enforcement
• Nearly 40% of signature gatherers for Maine trans athlete ballot question were from out of state
• 3 more women join lawsuit against Maine over transgender inmates in women’s prison
• Young child hospitalized after lawnmower accident in Kenduskeag
• UMaine System extends Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s contract for an extra year
• Fairmount School will move to Bangor High next year
• Bangor man’s DNA found on cord used to strangle ex-girlfriend, forensic analyst says
• Bangor appoints 9 members to new homelessness committee
• Penobscot County town ends push to dissolve
• Aroostook County hires architecture firm to design new jail
• Inside a Bar Harbor woman’s sidewalk chalk campaign against Leonard Leo
• 2 arrested in Thomaston while allegedly carrying cocaine from Vinalhaven
• 9 midcoast towns receive climate grants
• Midcoast town scammed out of $190K by someone posing as vendor
• UMaine System renews UMA president’s contract days after ‘no confidence’ vote
• Coffee roaster started fire that burned Maine cafe and apartment

MAINE IN PICTURES

Workers with Bar Harbor’s highway department remove political chalk graffiti earlier this month from a sidewalk at the corner of Main and Cottage streets — the work of activist Annlinn Kruger. Her messages often take aim at conservative lobbyist Leonard Leo, who owns a home in Northeast Harbor. Credit: Shaun Farrar / Bar Harbor Story

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

Dr. Nirav Shah, who became a household name in Maine during the pandemic, is running for governor. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN

“As members of the United States military, we experienced a healthcare system that many Americans still struggle to imagine: dependable and accessible care.”

Opinion: Military medical system offers a model for universal healthcare. Nirav Shah gets that.

LIFE IN MAINE

This northern Maine auto mechanic makes house calls.