Maine’s senior senator, who is among a small group of Republicans negotiating with the White House to end a three-week government shutdown, says she’s disappointed but still hopeful.
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U.S. approved thousands of child bride requests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. In one case, a 49-year-old man applied for admission for a 15-year-old girl. The approvals are legal: The Immigration […]
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Donald Trump’s border security speech to air at 9 p.m. from Oval Office
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will argue to the nation Tuesday night that a “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border requires the long and invulnerable wall he’s demanding before ending a partial government shutdown that has hundreds of thousands of federal workers fearing missed paychecks on Friday. Trump’s first Oval Office speech will be followed […]
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Rwandan woman finds home in Maine with loan for asylum seekers
A new program offers zero-interest loans to asylum seekers who need security deposits to get homes of their own.
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From Angola to Portland, a migrant family’s treacherous journey to freedom
Fleeing violence back home, a father shepherds his family through a 13,100-mile trek into jungles and raging waters, bound for refuge in Maine.
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Asylum seekers travel to Portland in droves, overwhelming city services
The city stands apart for the help offered to those fleeing persecution, but migrants’ numbers have deluged shelters and attorney caseloads.
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Bruce Poliquin calls proposed border wall ‘the greatest Christmas gift for America’
In his last days in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has been pressing to help President Donald Trump get the wall he wants along the country’s border with Mexico. “The greatest Christmas gift for America is securing our borders,” the two-term, lame duck lawmaker said. He insisted that drugs coming across the border […]
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Dozens of former judges call on ICE to stop courthouse detentions
Nearly 70 former judges, both state and federal, from 23 states, sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement saying courthouse arrests are disrupting the justice system.
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US judge stalls enforcement of Trump asylum restrictions
HOUSTON — A judge has ordered the U.S. government not to enforce a ban on asylum for people who cross the southern border illegally, another court setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to impose new immigration restrictions without congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar agreed Monday with legal groups that immediately sued after President […]
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Donald Trump pledges asylum crackdown, tent cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum — two legally dubious proposals that mark his latest election-season barrage against illegal immigration. Trump also said he […]