A new law in Maine will limit state and local law enforcement agencies' cooperation with federal immigration officials.The law is set to take effect on Wednesday, along with other measures that seek to restrict the state's cooperation with civil immigration enforcement.The "ICE Out of Policing" law restricts state and local law enforcement agencies, including jails, from assisting federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement.Law enforcement agencies will be prohibited from reaching out to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents for translation services if they encounter a person who does not speak English, and they generally may not provide personal information for civil immigration enforcement, although the law includes exceptions for criminal investigations and certain legally permitted information exchanges.TRUMP-APPOINTED JUDGE TORPEDOES DOJ LAWSUIT AGAINST MINNESOTA'S SANCTUARY IMMIGRATION RULESA new law in Maine will limit state and local law enforcement agencies' cooperation with federal immigration officials.(Michael M.
Santiago/Getty Images)The law also restricts local and state agencies from holding people for ICE based solely on civil immigration enforcement, and jails generally will be prohibited from notifying ICE about nonpublic inmate release dates or honoring civil detainer requests, subject to exceptions involving serious crimes, outstanding warrants, final removal orders and certain public-safety concerns.Another law also taking effect on Wednesday generally prohibits employees at public schools, state colleges, public libraries, healthcare facilities and child-care facilities from voluntarily allowing immigration officers into nonpublic areas or granting access to protected records without a judicial warrant or other applicable legal authority.A third law restricts landlords from disclosing tenants' personal information without consent, including information related to immigration status, while preserving exceptions...