Lawmakers led by Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, are asking a federal agency to delay the operations of a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility outside Portland, which would temporarily detain immigrants suspected of immigration violations.

They are pushing for more transparency, saying that an ICE facility could traumatize veterans who seek services at a veterans health agency slated to operate in the same building. Specifically, they are encouraging ICE to conduct public meetings in Scarborough and present its plans for this facility.

Read more at the Bangor Daily News.