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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Immigration advocates in Maine worry about new ‘public charge’ rule
The regulation could make it more difficult for applicants to get green cards if they have taken public assistance.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
Portland program will link recent immigrants with experienced peers
Part of a growing national network, the Natural Helpers will have people who immigrated years ago help more recent arrivals navigate their new community.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Federal judge blocks Trump order allowing states, cities to reject refugee resettlement
Three national refugee resettlement agencies argued the order illegally conflicts with the 1980 Refugee Act.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
New Trump rule would let U.S. hold migrant children indefinitely
The Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2019
Migrant children separated at border were harmed, abused in foster care, families say
Taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $200 million in damages as a result of the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2019
Portland shuts emergency shelter as last asylum seekers move out of Expo
Many are relocating to apartments or host homes in communities from Saco to Brunswick.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2019
Trump rule change on public benefits sows ‘fear and confusion’ among Maine immigrants
The rule change, which would not apply to refugees or asylum seekers, would expand the definition of who might become a 'public charge' in need of benefits provided by taxpayers.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2019
Trump official says Statue of Liberty should welcome masses ‘who can stand on their own two feet’
Ken Cuccinelli made the comments to defend the Trump administration's announcement that the government would consider an immigrant's use of social safety net programs when deciding their permanent legal status.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2019
Maine hosts give weary migrant families time to rest – and hope
Some Maine families have opened their homes to recently arrived asylum seekers, who have spent months in temporary shelters and, in some cases, government detention centers.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2019
Diabetic deported to Iraq, where he’d never lived, dies in Baghdad
Jimmy Aldaoud of Detroit was living on the streets in Baghdad, where lack of access to insulin killed him, his family says.
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