Warning: This video includes graphic language The attorney for a man charged with illegally re-entering the United States presented police video recordings in federal court Wednesday that he says show a state trooper’s decision to stop and detain a van filled with Spanish-speaking men on Interstate 295 in Portland was a case of racial profiling […]
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Poliquin urges action to aid 'Dreamers' this month
Congress should approve legislation this month to deal with the undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and grew up in America, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said Tuesday. The 2nd District Republican joined 33 GOP House members in a joint letter seeking action on the controversial issue by year’s end. “While we […]
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Bates College students tell Susan Collins to fight for 'Dreamers'
LEWISTON — Four Bates College students sat beside the counter in U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office Monday as part of nationwide effort to press members of Congress to approve legal status to young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. “We’re not too threatening,” senior Courtney Foster said. As junior Haley Crim and […]
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Terry Hayes launches independent bid for governor
State Treasurer Terry Hayes launched her independent bid for governor Monday with a plea for civility in public life and a welcoming attitude toward the new Mainers who are the key to the state’s future success. “I have this vision for Maine that is so optimistic and inclusive – and the only way I can […]
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Donald Trump says hard-line immigration policies are price of DACA
In this Oct. 7, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington for a brief stop at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., on his way to Greensboro, N.C. The Trump administration sent an immigration policy wish-list to Congress that includes overhauling the country’s green-card system, hiring 10,000 […]
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Paul LePage: ICE requests keep Maine safe and override 4th Amendment
Gov. Paul LePage speaks Thursday at The Woodlands Club in Falmouth. FALMOUTH — Gov. Paul LePage doubled down on his insistence that Maine sheriffs work with federal immigration officials Thursday, saying they are obliged to do so even if it might violate a person’s constitutional rights. The comments follow a week of escalating […]
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Paul LePage threatens to remove sheriffs who won’t detain immigrants
Gov. Paul LePage said Monday that he plans to remove from office any sheriff who refuses to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents when they ask for prisoners to be held beyond their scheduled release dates. “We have a couple sheriffs who say they’re not going to be working with ICE,” LePage said […]
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Cumberland sheriff won't honor ICE hold requests beyond release date
PORTLAND (AP) — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is the first in Maine to reject requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold prisoners in jail beyond their scheduled release. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2xfdUXT) reported that Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce announced the decision in a Sept. 14 letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
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Donald Trump denies he made deal with Dems on DACA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday denied an assertion by the Democratic leaders in Congress that they had an agreement to preserve protections for young immigrants living illegally in America and to bolster U.S.-Mexico border security, but without his coveted wall for now. “No deal was made last night on DACA,” Trump said […]
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Bates College president calls Trump's DACA decision 'cruel'
LEWISTON — Bates College President Clayton Spencer said President Donald Trump’s “cruel decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy” should be quickly reversed by Congress. “Ending this program runs counter to core American ideals and will cause unnecessary fear and uncertainty for thousands of students and families across the country,” she said […]