BRUNSWICK — Nsiona Nguizani started work Monday as Brunswick’s new cultural broker, tasked with helping asylum seekers get settled in town and acclimated to life in the U.S. An African immigrant himself and the president of the Angolan Community of Maine, Nguizani lives in Westbrook and has been working extensively with the asylees in Portland, […]
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Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
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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Trump officials move to deny green cards, path to citizenship for poor immigrants
The rule change amounts to an expansion of the government’s definition of ‘public charge’ – and who is deemed likely to become one.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
New Mainers find freedom in bike program
Portland Gear Hub gives immigrants access to transportation through Bikes for All Mainers.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Families seeking fresh start in Lewiston while waiting for asylum
Ten families are moving from the shelter at Portland Expo to apartments in Lewiston as they await approval of their applications for asylum in the United States. While they know there are still difficulties for them ahead, they look forward to getting work permits and settling into their new lives.
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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.
Posted inMaine
Wayne couple shares experience volunteering at shelter near Mexican border
Steve and Molly Saunders volunteered in El Paso, Texas, assisting asylum seekers from Central America.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland begins final push as it transitions migrants out of Expo
City and immigrant leaders will move asylum seekers to the Family Shelter and a Salvation Army overflow shelter by Aug. 15.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Eight from Mexico arrested in human smuggling effort in Aroostook County
Police pulled over a vehicle containing 7 undocumented immigrants who illegally crossed the border into Maine last week, and an eighth man who was paid to drive them to New York, authorities say.
Posted inMaine, News
Immigrant leaders in Portland say migrants will accept available housing
That appears to be a shift since Tuesday, when city staffers said housing offers outside Portland had been repeatedly turned down.