New York Post reporter resigns, says she was ‘ordered’ to write false story about Kamala Harris book

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Published
April 28, 2021

New York Post reporter resigns, says she was ‘ordered’ to write false story about Kamala Harris book

Conservative news outlets and social media ran with the story over the supposed distribution of Harris's 2019 book, 'Superheroes Are Everywhere' to migrant children.
Published
April 21, 2021

Committee approves bill on party lines to restore MaineCare benefits to noncitizen immigrants

The measure cleared the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee with majority Democrats favoring the change and Republicans opposing it.
Published
April 21, 2021

New TV series to focus on Maine’s immigrant entrepreneurs

Sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank, the series will feature business owners from Ghana, Iraq, Rwanda, Kenya, India, Bolivia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Published
April 8, 2021

Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March

U.S. authorities say they picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March.
Published
April 1, 2021

A ghostly set of images, and a glimpse of border danger

A short, grainy video recently released by U.S. authorities captures the perils for migrant children at the southern border.
Published
March 28, 2021

Outreach efforts target vaccine access and reluctance in Maine’s immigrant population

A small grassroots army of truth-tellers and trendsetters is working to make sure new Mainers have factual information about the COVID-19 vaccine and ready access to area clinics.
Published
March 22, 2021

Stimulus checks arrive in moment of need for many Mainers

Recipients are spending the money on transportation, housing, food, veterinary care, debt reduction and other uses.
Published
March 16, 2021

Border crossings surge, straining U.S. facilities and putting pressure on Biden

As of Sunday, more than 4,000 children were in the Border Patrol's custody.
Published
March 4, 2021

Texas family detention centers expected to transform into rapid-processing hubs

The Biden administration is racing to absorb a growing number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border amid shortages of bed space and personnel.
Published
September 16, 2020

Democrats to investigate whistleblower claims that detainees were given forced hysterectomies

A nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.