Brunswick receives $70,000 from Portland to pay cultural broker

The money only scratches the surface of what is needed, as the total cost of assisting asylum seekers is thought to be $400,000.

Portland pays out $141,000 to groups that helped asylum seekers

City officials announce that they are distributing the donations to 11 groups who helped the city accommodate nearly 450 asylum seekers last summer.

Cape Elizabeth library collects donations for asylum-seekers

Maine Voices: Adding barriers to employment would hurt asylum seekers, Maine communities

Mainers who want to make it easier for newcomers to find work should comment on two proposed federal rule changes.

Another View: Portland’s not perfect. But is it Potterville? Take another look.

A columnist who says that Maine's largest city is heartless paints with a broad brush.

Episcopal cathedral in Portland to open warming center for asylum seekers

Starting on Christmas, St. Luke's parish hall will be open as a daytime shelter on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Our View: Maine government should lead on asylum-seeker aid

Helping today's refugees is an investment in tomorrow's workforce.

City struggles to house latest group of asylum seekers

Since Nov. 18, 188 new arrivals have no where to go during daytime hours.

Sen. Collins introduces bill to let asylum seekers work sooner, bucking Trump plan

The bipartisan measure runs counter to a White House proposal to double the waiting period, and is similar to one proposed by Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree and supported by independent Sen. Angus King.

Influx of asylum seekers fills Portland’s overflow shelters

Nearly 170 people, most from sub-Saharan Africa, have arrived in Portland in the past three weeks and city officials say they've run out of space to shelter them.