Maine is home to several hundred people with roots in Iran who are now wrestling with the U.S. bombing of 3 nuclear facilities last weekend.
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Travel ban raises fears across Maine’s immigrant communities
Families are canceling travel plans, curbing social media activity and struggling to understand how Trump’s restrictions will affect them.
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Posted inMaine, News
Sen. King joins call to preserve protected status of Afghans in US
Maine’s independent senator was among 101 Senate and House members who signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Posted inMaine, News
Immigrant Welcome Center closing Preble Street location in Portland
The organization says a ‘sustained funding shortfall, heavily impacted by the loss of federal funding’ forced the closure of the office at 24 Preble St., where it offered classes and support for new Mainers for more than 7 years.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
As Maine diversifies, so does its health care workforce
The number of workers in health care in Maine identifying as non-White is up 143% in the past decade.
Posted inFood, Maine
‘Taste of Nations’ food festival highlights immigrant cuisine in Portland area
The celebration by Mayo Street Arts had a dozen vendors of international dishes and almost 500 attendees.
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YMCA family shelter in Portland to close next month
The shelter is home to 22 families and doesn’t have enough funding to stay open after a federal freeze on emergency management funds.
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Teenager detained by ICE in Massachusetts held at Cumberland County Jail
Immigration agents detained an 18-year-old from Lynn, Massachusetts, despite her being in the country legally, her former attorney said.
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Sen. King joins Democrats supporting bill detaining migrants accused of crimes
The new Democratic strategy is a shift from Trump’s first term when Democrats openly and aggressively fought Trump on most issues.
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Maine businesses say H-1B visas are critical to filling labor gaps
Trump allies are split over the program that brings skilled foreign workers to labs, hospitals, universities and tech companies in Maine.