Man detained by ICE outside a Maine school was arrested a day earlier on a domestic violence charge

A man who was detained by immigration enforcement agents in Portland after dropping his child off at school last week had been arrested the day before on domestic violence charges.

Portland police arrested Denis Omar Rivera Martinez, 42, of Portland, on Sept. 10, on charges of domestic violence assault, department spokesperson Brad Nadeau said.

Nadeau said Rivera Martinez was brought to Cumberland County Jail where his bail was set at $100.

The next day, unidentified law enforcement agents detained Rivera Martinez near Gerald Talbot Community School. The agents were wearing vests marked “police,” driving unmarked vehicles, and refused to tell school officials which agency they represented.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, later confirme