The short-term disruption of a large number of immigrants should not obscure the real meaning of this event.
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ACLU sues feds over detention of immigrants
A class-action lawsuit alleges that the federal government is illegally detaining immigrants without giving them a fair chance of being released on bond.
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Marc A. Thiessen: Don’t downplay Trump’s role in U.S.-Mexico immigration deal – his strategy worked
The president’s threat of tariffs is what forced Mexico to take steps to reduce the flow of migrants across its northern border.
Posted inMaine, News
Asylum seekers from Africa describe difficult journeys to Maine
They traveled for months through Central America after fleeing violence and instability at home.
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Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for migrant children
The administration said the influx of immigrants at the southern border is creating budget pressures.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fifth migrant child dies in Border Patrol custody
The U.S. government says a 16-year-old teenager from Guatemala died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child since December
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Jesus built bridges, and so should we
Local churches are resisting Franklin Graham’s message and proclaiming a more inclusive kind of Christianity.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Identical twin sisters celebrate their 100th birthday in Portland
Born in Italy in 1919, Amelia and Mary Pizzo turned 10 on a boat heading for Ellis Island in 1929. They turned 100 together on Wednesday at Mary’s house.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
‘Shoot them!’: Trump laughs off a supporter’s demand for violence against migrants
The president’s joking response raised concerns that he was tacitly encouraging extrajudicial killings and brutality against asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: How to preserve white power in four easy steps
The Trump administration implicitly argues in favor of suppressing Latinos’ political clout by suppressing their census participation.