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Chellie Left Maine To Inspect ICE Detention Center In Massachusetts – So Now She Represents Two States

Ted CohenBy Ted CohenFebruary 20, 2026Updated:April 19, 20263 Comments2 Mins Read1K Views
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When U.S. Democrat Rep. Chellie Pingree needed to finger ICE, she apparently couldn’t do it in Maine.

Funny how a congresswoman supposedly representing a Maine district has to leave the state to do her job.

Maybe she thinks Maine is still a part of Massachusetts.

Gotta be. But then again it’s been 206 years since Maine broke away from Massachusetts to become the 23rd U.S. state.

Chellie held a “news conference” Friday to publicize her investigation of federal-immigration holding centers.

Unfortunately the Democrat paper that she relies on for her publicity never asked her why she couldn’t do her work in Maine instead of going to Massachusetts.

But coming from the Portland Press Herald that’s really no surprise.

Chellie said she just had to go to Burlington, Massachusetts because she had heard horror stories about the detention center.

The congresswoman had to admit at her press gaggle Friday that she really found the center to be pretty much up to snuff.

So much for a wasted out-of-state junket.

Later Friday Chellie decided to visit an ICE facility protest that was actually in her district, on Manson Libby Road in Scarborough, Maine.

So the question is if she could have just traveled to Scarborough in the first place why did she go all the way to Burlington, Massachusetts?


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Tervis
Tervis
5 months ago

I can’t think of one Maine politician who has done less for the state than this thing.

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Sandy Feet
Sandy Feet
5 months ago

she went to the Burlington Mall to go shopping as all Malls in Maine are closing. No jobs here.

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DamDoc
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5 months ago

This slime has done NOTHING but occupy a seat for many years. What has she done except denigrate her opposition?

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