‘I’m afraid for this country’: Ukrainians in Maine worry for their homeland, new homes

For some Ukrainians living in Maine, the country's dire position — and the United States' shifting attitude — create dual anxieties: While the fate of their homeland appears uncertain, so too does the political landscape of their new home.

Maine resettlement agencies told they can no longer support refugees already here

A State Department directive says agencies will not be reimbursed for items like housing and food assistance, cutting off lifelines for new Mainers during the first three months in a new community.

More refugees, asylum seekers are arriving in central Maine in search of a better life

Officials say soaring rents and limited availability of housing units in Portland, Lewiston, and other big cities is driving more refugees and asylum seekers to central Maine neighborhoods like Augusta and Waterville.

Maine refugee resettlement numbers expected to double

The state's 3 resettlement agencies expect to receive a total of 840 refugees from various countries in the next 12 months.

Photos: Lewiston immigrant community celebrates back to school

A walk to remember loved ones killed in Burundi

Members of Maine's Banyamulenge community call attention to the Gatumba refugee camp massacre, where hundreds of the ethnic minority were killed or injured.

Lewiston mother sues feds after waiting over 5 years to be reunited with husband

Fowziya Weheliye has been separated from her husband for 9 years after the couple fled Somalia, and then Kenya as refugees. She has been waiting since 2018 for federal officials to allow her husband to join her and their children in the U.S.

Rotary Club of Bethel providing leftover furniture to Lewiston immigrants and refugees

Amazon, Marriott and other companies vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe

Adidas, Starbucks, L’Oreal, PepsiCo and Hyatt have also joined in the pledge.

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.