Supreme Court could free Biden to end Trump asylum border policy

The heart of the fight is whether, with far less detention capacity than needed, immigration authorities must send people to Mexico or have the discretion to release asylum-seekers into the United States while they await their hearings.

Report on Boston Asylum Office finds disproportionately low acceptance rates, bias against applicants

The office serving asylum seekers in and around Maine has the second lowest approval rate in the nation, according to a report by Maine immigrant advocacy groups.

ICE report shows sharp drop in deportations, immigration arrests under Biden

U.S. officials say the numbers reflect the administration's efforts to emphasize 'quality over quantity' by directing the agency to prioritize immigrants who pose public safety and national security threats.

Republican challengers say Bruce Poliquin should pay attention to Maine instead of the Texas border

Liz Caruso and Garret Swazey said politicians need to focus more on needs of everyday Mainers, less on 'grandstanding.'

U.S. has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump

President Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to reunite families that were forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration.

His deportation pulled a husband and wife apart for four long years, but no longer

Sandra Scribner Merlim and her husband, Otto Morales-Caballeros, have been reunited in Maine after he spent more than four years in Guatemala. The reunion was hard fought, and they don't want to be apart now.

Lewiston council shuts down proposal regarding immigration status after heated debate

The proposed ordinance would've prohibited local police from inquiring into the immigration status of any person.

Lewiston to resettle a number of Afghan refugee families

Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services will begin resettling between 50-100 Afghan refugees next week. The agency has been collecting donated items.

Being multilingual helped Samu Tona — and Lewiston

Manuel Vemba makes great strides in the community and on our soccer fields

“I am here for the American dream,” he declared when arriving in the U.S. And he's helping other immigrants work for that dream.