All kids who had been at the facility are now either with family members or at smaller state-licensed centers, officials say.
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Portland begins final push as it transitions migrants out of Expo
City and immigrant leaders will move asylum seekers to the Family Shelter and a Salvation Army overflow shelter by Aug. 15.
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Eight from Mexico arrested in human smuggling effort in Aroostook County
Police pulled over a vehicle containing 7 undocumented immigrants who illegally crossed the border into Maine last week, and an eighth man who was paid to drive them to New York, authorities say.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: New asylum policy undercuts due process
The Trump administration has pushed immigration policy across the line from law enforcement to immoral acts.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
U.S., Guatemala sign agreement to restrict asylum cases
The ‘safe third country’ agreement would require migrants who cross into Guatemala on their way to the U.S. to apply for protections there instead of at the U.S. border.
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Immigrant leaders in Portland say migrants will accept available housing
That appears to be a shift since Tuesday, when city staffers said housing offers outside Portland had been repeatedly turned down.
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Maine ACLU calls on Concord Coach Lines to forbid immigration searches
The bus company says it is unwilling to deny access to federal agents despite guidance that points to bus passengers having the ability to refuse consent.
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Immigration operation touted by Trump nets 35 arrests
Trump had billed the operation as a major show of force in an effort to ‘deport millions’ of people in the country illegally.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Opponents of U.S. border policy chant ‘Never again is now’
We need to go on record as standing up against the treatment of migrant families in detention centers.
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Trump administration expanding its power to deport undocumented immigrants
The change in policy will allow ICE officials to arrest and deport those who have illegally entered the U.S. within the past two years.