1. An 18-year-old University of Southern Maine student with no criminal record is reportedly in ICE custody after a minor car accident in Westbrook. The teen, an asylum seeker, was on his way to class when ICE arrived after the drivers exchanged information. He’s now being held in Massachusetts, according to the Press Herald. (WGME)

2. Masked ICE agents detained a Portland civil engineer with a valid work visa, leaving his car running in the street with a smashed window. Bystanders were left to secure the damaged vehicle themselves, sparking criticism over how the arrest was handled. (NCM)

3. Protesters rallied outside the Residence Inn by Marriott in Portland Thursday night over concerns ICE agents were staying there, chanting and making noise during the demonstration. Police issued repeated warnings about the disturbance, one person was briefly arrested. (NCM)

4. Maine’s food scene is getting national love with several James Beard Award semifinalist nods. Dana Street of Fore Street, Scales, and Standard Baking Co. is up for Outstanding Restaurateur, Night Moves Bread in South Portland is a bakery semifinalist, and five chefs earned Best Chef Northeast recognition from Bread & Friends, Central Provisions, Nina June, Leeward, and Izakaya Minato. (WMTW

5. The New England Patriots are heading to the AFC Championship, set to face the Denver Broncos this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on CBS. In the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks will take on the Los Angeles Rams at 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX.

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