ICE Detains a Corrections Officer, Leaves His Pregnant Wife Terrified (w/ Ben Bozeman)
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🗓️ 25 January 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Over the past week, there’s been a surge of ICE activity in Maine and one incident in particular has captured national attention. A corrections officer recruit was detained by ICE in the middle of the street and his car was left running in the cold. Tim Miller spoke to witness Ben Bozeman, who captured the shocking footage and stepped in to help return the officer’s car.
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce, whose recruit was detained, called ICE’s actions “Bush League policing.” We reached out to the Cumberland County Sheriff's office Friday afternoon and spokesperson said that they have not been given any information about the status or whereabouts of their colleague.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. Tim Miller from the Bullwork here. Obviously, we've been focusing a lot on what was |
| 0:04.0 | happening with ICE and CPP in Minneapolis. But there has also been a surge over the past week |
| 0:09.5 | of activity in Maine. And one video in particular has caused a stir up there and caught our attention. |
| 0:17.3 | This was of a correction officer, off-duty recruit, that was hassled by |
| 0:25.6 | these federal agents, and despite the fact that the person was, A, not here illegally, and |
| 0:34.3 | B, a part of law enforcement themselves. And this video that has prompted a press conference and other stuff |
| 0:40.3 | will get into it a little bit was taken by local resident Ben Bozeman |
| 0:44.3 | and we're lucky to have a chance to talk to him now. |
| 0:46.3 | So I'll watch the video and then we'll get with Ben on the other side. I'm a corrective. |
| 0:57.0 | I'm a correction law without work. |
| 1:01.0 | In Kimberly Jordan, what's wrong? |
| 1:03.0 | I'm just coming from Ward. |
| 1:05.0 | What's wrong? |
| 1:06.0 | I never understand me. |
| 1:07.0 | I don't know anything. |
| 1:08.0 | I don't know. Come my life there. Oh my God |
| 1:11.6 | My uniform is right there. |
| 1:15.6 | No, I leave me straight to you, man. |
| 1:17.6 | There's a committee over there. |
| 1:19.6 | My uniform is right there. |
| 1:21.6 | What's cool? |
| 1:23.6 | I would if I knew that right, I had any issue. |
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