Maine Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said key questions remain unanswered after an oversight visit to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Scarborough on Monday. The visit comes amid renewed scrutiny of ICE actions under the Trump Administration.

Pingree's visit was prompted by reports that attorneys were being barred from accompanying their clients during check-in appointments at the office.

But Pingree said ICE officials told her that the restrictions were put in place by an independent contractor, BI Incorporated, that manages an ankle monitor tracking system and other so-called "alternative to detention" technology.

"The contractor is the one who often denies people the ability to bring their attorney in when they have a meeting for their annual - for

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