asylum seekers
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PublishedJune 23, 2019
The View From Here: Conspiracy theory takes hold in Maine GOP
What looks like genuine concern about people who are homeless may really be something much more sinister.
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PublishedJune 22, 2019
Maine Voices: After heroic journey, asylum seekers face harrowing trip through our immigration system
We need to demand comprehensive reform and fight policies that dismantle due process and access to justice.
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PublishedJune 21, 2019
Our View: State should do more with migrant response
Since the Legislature adjourned without clarifying a gap in the law, the Mills administration must act.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Some asylum seekers move on, leaving fewer families sheltering at Portland Expo
While African migrants who came from the southern U.S. border wait at an emergency shelter in Portland, some may be moving on to Canada because of immigration fears.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Maine House votes to relax welfare restrictions on asylum seekers
The bill, which has gained urgency following the surge of asylum seekers to Portland, provides no money but directs DHHS to offer non-citizens welfare 'within available resources.'
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
The Wrap: Money is raised, restaurants open, people die before their time
A food truck rolls into town, a Basque cider bar is on its way, and bakers band together to "raise dough" for asylum seekers.
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PublishedJune 17, 2019
Westbrook considers helping asylum seekers
Residents and city councilors are divided on whether municipal government should be involved in helping the immigrants.
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PublishedJune 17, 2019
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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PublishedJune 16, 2019
The View From Here: A cot is not a plan
When busloads of refugees showed up in Portland, the city responded. Now we all should be thinking about what happens next.
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PublishedJune 15, 2019
Donations pour in, volunteers step up to help asylum seekers in Portland
Over $230,000 has been raised in recent days to assist the city as it shelters more than 200 people who have arrived in the city in the last week.
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