Republicans to open political multicultural center in Munjoy Hill

immigrants

Published
April 4, 2022

Republicans to open political multicultural center in Munjoy Hill

The center will focus on voter education and turnout, but also offer immigration help and job and language training.
Published
January 27, 2022

Coast Guard suspends search for migrants off Florida coast

Authorities have found a total of 5 bodies, and 34 people are still missing after an overloaded 25-foot vessel sinks off the Florida coast.
Published
January 24, 2022

Portland officials ask for help as number of asylum seekers continues to grow

The city is housing about 1,150 people per night due to a steady increase in families arriving from the southern border.
Published
September 24, 2021

All migrants gone from Texas border camp, officials say

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says about 2,000 Haitians have been expelled, while another 12,400 were allowed to enter the U.S., at least temporarily.
Published
August 9, 2021

Mainer’s affinity app to connect families, businesses to launch in mid-August

Match2Play was created by Sara Lopez, a mother of four boys who was inspired by her own struggle to find other families to connect with after moving to Maine four years ago.
Published
June 29, 2021

Republican donor pays to send South Dakota National Guard troops to Texas

The governor's announcement comes as the Republican Party ramps up a political fight with President Biden over Mexico border security.
Published
June 25, 2021

On border tour, Harris laments ‘infighting’ over immigration

The vice president's trip to El Paso comes after months of criticism from Republicans and some in her own party over her absence and that of President Biden from the border.
Published
June 7, 2021

Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status

A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents.
Published
May 25, 2021

Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine

A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.
Published
May 3, 2021

U.S. reunites some immigrant families separated at border, DHS secretary says

The Trump administration formally implemented its policy of 'zero tolerance' from April to June of 2018, when a federal judge ordered that separated families be reunited. Some of the children were as young as 3 when they were separated.