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Bates College president calls Trump's DACA decision 'cruel'

LEWISTON — Bates College President Clayton Spencer said President Donald Trump’s “cruel decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy” should be quickly reversed by Congress. “Ending this program runs counter to core American ideals and will cause unnecessary fear and uncertainty for thousands of students and families across the country,” she said […]

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Maine politicians offer criticism and support on Trump ending 'Dreamers' policy

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington on Tuesday on President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as the DACA program.  President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to end a program that shielded about 2 million Americans who arrived in the country as children from deportation drew criticism […]

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Trump administration announces end of immigration protection program for 'dreamers'

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it would begin to unwind an Obama-era program that allows younger undocumented immigrants to live in the country without fear of deportation, calling the program unconstitutional but offering a partial delay to give Congress a chance to address the issue. The decision, after weeks of intense deliberation between […]