4/14/2026
bangordailynews Juan Sebastian Carvajal-Munoz, who moved to Maine from Colombia to pursue a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Maine and later accepted a job working on bridge construction projects under the H-1B visa program, filed the complaint Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. On Jan. 22, the third day of the federal immigration crackdown here, dubbed “Operation Catch of the Day, Carvajal-Munoz was driving to work when federal agents smashed his car window, dragged him from the driver’s seat and left his vehicle running in the middle of downtown Portland, according to the complaint. When he offered the agents proof of his permission to live in the country, they told him his visa would be revoked and placed him in “full-body shackles,” the filing stated. Read the full story at the link in our bio. 📝: Callie Ferguson / BDN 📸: Rose Lundy / The Maine Monitor File #maine #ice #immigration #immigrationcustomsenforcement #immigrants #lawsuit View all 67 comments