immigrants

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.
Published
February 17, 2022

Known for nurturing others, Portland woman died alone in the cold

Mary Odano, who came to America as a refugee from what is now South Sudan, was reported missing this month and found a week later outside her apartment building, dead from hypothermia.
Published
January 27, 2022

Coast Guard suspends search for migrants off Florida coast

Authorities have found a total of 5 bodies, and 34 people are still missing after an overloaded 25-foot vessel sinks off the Florida coast.
Published
January 24, 2022

Portland officials ask for help as number of asylum seekers continues to grow

The city is housing about 1,150 people per night due to a steady increase in families arriving from the southern border.
Published
January 5, 2022

Maine Voices: Afghan allies with Maine ties have been left for dead – now what?

We dishonor our troops’ sacrifices when we leave behind those who served alongside them – please urge Maine’s delegation to back humanitarian entry.
Published
December 22, 2021

Maine writer donates $15,000 to reading program that welcomes immigrants

National Book Award-winning author Phillip Hoose gives the money to I'm Your Neighbor Books, a Portland-based nonprofit.
Published
December 18, 2021

Commentary: End profit-driven detention in immigration system, federal prisons

The Biden administration’s follow-through on its promises to cut ties with private correctional facilities is spotty.
Published
December 11, 2021

Maine Voices: Mainers should welcome immigrants home – with furniture

The act of donating gently used items like couches, chairs, tables and beds is simple, but the impact is profound.
Published
November 21, 2021

Portland food program launching effort to better meet immigrants’ needs

Wayside Food Programs held focus groups to learn which foods it should provide to help feed an increasingly diverse population.
Published
September 29, 2021

Maine Voices: Fight to give millions of immigrants roadmap to citizenship is far from over

No matter what the Senate parliamentarian says, the struggle for basic rights and protections will continue.