Senators rejected the bill with no debate or roll call vote, despite approval in the House of Representatives on Monday.
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Migrants in Sacramento receive care as California officials weigh charges against Florida
Officials are investigating whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum seekers on the Texas border and flew them – apparently without their knowledge – to California’s capital.
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Opportunity Alliance receives grant to help Maine immigrant community access infant food program
The $710,000 initiative will raise awareness in the immigrant community about the Women, Infants and Children food assistance program.
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Maine’s Sudanese community reacts to conflict, loss in their homeland
Roughly 2,000 Mainers have ties to Sudan where 2 top generals are embattled in a power struggle that has raised serious humanitarian concerns.
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Maine community rallied to help save Fowsia Musse after shooting
After being shot in Ethiopia, Musse needed advanced care only available in America.
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Fowsia Musse recounts how she survived a shooting spree in Ethiopia
Somali leader in Lewiston nearly died in an airport during a family trip in October.
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Ukrainians find home in Auburn despite war’s uncertainty
Escaping the Russian invasion, nine families from Ukraine have settled in Auburn, creating a community in a city built by immigrants even as their own future in Maine remains an unknown.
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Cultural immersion takes on deeper meaning for South Portland High swim team
Six new Mainers from Central Africa with little to no swimming experience joined the team and made it a memorable season for all.
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Ukrainians in Maine worry about their homeland a year after Russian invasion
Nearly 100 Ukrainians have arrived in Maine over the last year, joining others who have been here for decades.
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Durbin, Graham unveil immigration legislation at an urgent time for dreamers
The Dream Act would allow people who were brought to the U.S. as children and have a high school education and college enrollment, employment or military service to earn residency and, eventually, citizenship.