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PublishedApril 14, 2024
A lightly traveled border outpost in western Maine is getting a $95 million upgrade
Built in 1932, the station at Coburn Gore is 1 of 5 in Maine in line for overhauls with federal infrastructure funds. But the reasons for this crossing's outsized expense aren't entirely clear.
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PublishedApril 4, 2024
Border Patrol must care for migrant children waiting in camps, judge says
Advocates say the U.S. government has a responsibility for the children and that Border Patrol often directs migrants to the camps, sometimes even driving them there.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
New Hampshire sharply increasing patrols along Canadian border
Gov. Chris Sununu plans to use $1.4 million in state funding to create the Northern Border Alliance Task Force.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2023
Families crossing U.S. border illegally reached all-time high in August
At least 91,000 migrants crossing in a family group were arrested in August, an influx that may return immigration to the spotlight for the 2024 election.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Agents added to U.S. northern border as illegal crossings increase
The team, which started on Monday, will help to deter and disrupt human smuggling activities in the sector that includes Maine.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
Supreme Court ruling on lawsuits against federal agents could affect Maine, civil rights group says
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says the high court ruling siding with the government could have an adverse effect here.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
Border Patrol has a ‘shadow police unit’ that protects agents when they kill, groups say
These "shadow police units" have been operating since at least 1987 and without any actual authority under federal law, according to a letter sent to Congress calling for an investigation.
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PublishedApril 10, 2021
Maine Voices: ICE’s actions tear at fabric of our local communities
The plight of a young man detained by ICE for a non-criminal offense helps show why local resistance to ICE continues to grow.
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PublishedApril 3, 2021
U.S. Border Patrol agents being reassigned from Maine to Mexican border
Agents working on the Maine-Canada border are being sent to states in the Southwest to address the migrant influx there.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2021
Biden administration allows media inside Texas border tent packed with minors
The reporters witnessed extreme levels of overcrowding.
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