Hossam ‘Maha’ Mohamed’s friends and supporters fear for his life if he is deported to Egypt.
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Portland council approves strengthened language on ICE cooperation
Portland is the 3rd Maine city to pass such an ordinance, which codifies and expands upon a state law that will go into effect this summer.
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New England appeals court weighs whether detained immigrants have right to bond hearings
The lawsuit was filed by several civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Pingree will travel to Texas to visit detained Portland teen
The Democratic congresswoman plans to visit Dilley Immigration Processing Center to see Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old asylum seeker from Maine, who has been in federal detention since November.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Collins, Senate Republicans uphold Trump order on immigrant work authorizations
The order ends a practice that allowed people to keep working until the government could process their renewal applications.
Posted inCommunity, Cops & Courts, News
Cumberland County corrections officer detained by ICE is back at work
Sheriff Kevin Joyce confirmed Friday that the officer is back in Maine and enrolled in training. The officer’s January arrest resulted in ICE pulling all of its detainees from the county jail in Portland.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News, Religion and Values
Southern Maine pastor detained by ICE, leaving a hole in his church community
Rufino Beca, 59, was apprehended on St. John Street in Portland on Monday while helping another member of his congregation already in the custody of federal immigration authorities.
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A Kennebunk resident has been in ICE custody for 8 months. His friends are advocating for his release.
Hossam ‘Maha’ Mohamed has been moved between 6 facilities since he was detained in August. His supporters fear for his health and what might happen if he is deported to Egypt.
Posted inCommunity, News
Waterville officials may limit cooperation with ICE agents
The city council will consider an ordinance modeled after Portland’s to prohibit police and all municipal employees from cooperating with federal immigration operations.
Posted inMaine, News
As Trump rewrites rules for asylum seekers, Maine businesses have to adapt
Leaders in a variety of industries say hiring asylum seekers has allowed them to get their ideas off the ground, or maintain and grow businesses.