Dannick Massamba-Bankela, a corrections officer at the Cumberland County Jail, was detained by ICE agents after a scheduled appointment at the agency's Scarborough office. He came to the United States from the Republic of Congo in 2023, applied for asylum within three months, and held work authorization with no criminal record. He previously worked as a transportation coordinator for a Portland assisted-living facility and is the sole breadwinner for his wife and two young children, whom he told he loved before the appointment; a friend said she arranged him a ride that morning after spotting immigration officers near his home. His attorney, Christina Corbaci, said he entered legally on a visa and has a pending asylum claim, but ICE cited a visa overstay; she called him courageous, said he anticipated the detention, and plans to seek a bond hearing. He is being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts and is the fifth known Cumberland County corrections officer detained by ICE, following the detentions of Nilton Ribeiro of Angola and a York County corrections officer. Friends and immigrant rights advocates gathered outside the facility in support.