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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Posted inNation & World, New England
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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Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
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.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
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.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
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.
Posted inNation & World
Biden administration allows media inside Texas border tent packed with minors
The reporters witnessed extreme levels of overcrowding.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ICE should say what it’s up to in Maine
A lawsuit is seeking answers about why federal authorities have been moving immigration detainees through Maine.