Residents and city councilors are divided on whether municipal government should be involved in helping the immigrants.
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Portland looks to house African migrants as councilors discuss aid
With the flow of asylum seekers apparently slowing, City Manager Jon Jennings says the city is beginning to look for housing for over 200 people who came to Portland from the southern border.
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Closing arguments pushed back a day in murder trial of John D. Williams
The defense is considering calling a final witness, who would try to rebut the state’s reconstruction of the shooting that killed Cpl. Eugene Cole last year.
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Portlanders welcome asylum seekers, but also worry about financial strain on taxpayers
Some residents are proud of the city’s open-arms approach, while others question what the long-term obligations will be.
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South Portland council considers ways to help asylum seekers
City councilors discuss spending as much as $100,000 and organizing a regional effort to help deal with the surge in asylum seekers coming to Portland from the southern border.
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Lewiston watches closely as migrants flow into Portland
LEWISTON — Portland is experiencing an influx of migrants that some worry could spread into Lewiston. On Tuesday, Portland City Manager Jon Jennings set up an emergency shelter to accommodate more than 200 asylum seekers heading to the city from the South. As Jennings prepared to get the emergency shelter staffed, he said he would […]
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Portland’s new asylum seekers settle in as community offers help
More than 170 asylum seekers from Africa spend their first day in a makeshift shelter as more arrive and the city receives over $63,000 from over 700 donors.
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Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to influx of asylum seekers
All four members point to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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Asylum seekers from Africa describe difficult journeys to Maine
They traveled for months through Central America after fleeing violence and instability at home.
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Portland responding to ‘a very critical emergency’ as scores of asylum seekers arrive
The city will set up 350 cots at the Portland Expo to provide temporary shelter, and USM’s president says he’s willing to open up a 200-bed dorm in Gorham through Aug. 7.