immigrants

Published
August 9, 2022

Mainers with family in Tigray region of Ethiopia wait and worry as civil war drags on

Nearly 2 years into the conflict, a father in Westbrook says his wife and daughter are stuck in Tigray while many families lack the ability to communicate with their loved ones.
Published
July 7, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders state to grab migrants, release them at bridges

Legal scholars have called the approach legally dubious and say it will almost certainly invite lawsuits.
Published
May 26, 2022

Commentary: Americans welcome Ukrainians, but America doesn’t

The U.S. urgently needs a better system to provide refuge to people fleeing violence and repression.
Published
May 22, 2022

The Maine Millennial: White people should discuss ‘replacement theory’

The widely circulated lie concerning weaponized immigration has been used as a pretext for racist massacres around the country.
Published
May 16, 2022

Eight years after immigrating, 2 new Mainers fulfill dreams of graduating nursing school

Fabiola Jenson and Fartun Hirsi arrived in Maine from Rwanda and Somalia in 2014, and are now USM nursing school graduates.
Published
May 6, 2022

Six migrants saved from sinking boat at U.S.-Canada border

Organized human smuggling between Canada and the United States is relatively common, and the boat bringing the group to the U.S. was not equipped with life jackets or other safety equipment.
Published
May 3, 2022

Letter: Iftin’s assessment of LePage is spot on
Published
April 5, 2022

Former Gov. Paul LePage courts new Mainer votes in Portland

Maine's former governor takes his re-election campaign to the opening of the Maine Republican Party's multicultural center in Portland.
Published
April 4, 2022

Republicans to open political multicultural center in Munjoy Hill

The center will focus on voter education and turnout, but also offer immigration help and job and language training.
Published
February 21, 2022

Program brings previously unheard voices to Portland-area transportation boards

The grant-funded transit leadership training program empowers immigrants and others who are affected by transit decisions usually made without their input.