More than two weeks after Border Patrol agents found 17 undocumented workers in a four-bedroom home, the men have disappeared into a process that lacks transparency. Some fear the government may be prioritizing deportation over investigations of possible exploitation.
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Thirty Mainers become citizens at joyful naturalization ceremony
Many waited years to gain citizenship and celebrated the milestone with cheering family members.
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Maine lawmakers want federal waiver allowing asylum seekers to work right away
Current federal law requires that they wait 6 months after applying for asylum.
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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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports, Swimming, Varsity Maine
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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Sen. Collins asks Biden administration to slow the flow of asylum seekers to Maine
Collins is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to stop sending asylum seekers to Maine without first verifying a community’s capacity to help.
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New exhibit at Lewiston’s Maine MILL asks ‘Who are we?’
The newly renamed Museum L-A looks beyond the mill history of Lewiston-Auburn to the histories of our new Mainers in an exhibit that connects the past with the future.
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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.
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Caught in the crossfire: Mainers aid in medical rescue of Afghan boy
Fawad, then 6 years old, was hit by a bullet as his family tried to flee Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal. A network that included Maine residents came together to bring him to safety.
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Biden extends deportation protection for Hong Kong residents
The Chinese government moved to stifle opposition following protests in Hong Kong in 2019 against a proposed law allowing extraditions to mainland China.