Portland’s latest wave of immigrants are getting the feel of the city as the search continues for more permanent homes for them.
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Fourteen people cited at 1 of 2 Maine protests of Trump immigration policies
Protesters at demonstrations in South Portland and Portland on Friday decry such policies as family separations and the treatment of migrants held in detention centers.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to ensure success for newest arrivals
Immigrant-run organizations are doing great work, but there’s more the whole community can do to maintain momentum.
Posted inMaine, News
‘We are all Mainers here’: Portland rally celebrates city’s latest wave of immigrants
People of old and new immigrant backgrounds gather outside the Portland Expo to express support for newly arrived asylum seekers.
Posted inNation & World
‘This is tough stuff,’ Pence says after touring crammed migrant detention center
The vice president visits 2 holding facilities Friday in Texas in an effort to defend the administration’s handling of the migrant crisis.
Posted inMaine, News
About 300 rally in Portland to protest migrants’ detention at border
The vigil is one of more than 700 held across the country Friday to protest conditions at the detention centers and a potential immigration enforcement sweep in major cities this weekend.
Posted inNation & World
Trump says nationwide immigration arrests to begin Sunday
The operation will target people with final deportation orders on 10 major court dockets, including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Miami.
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Raids targeting undocumented immigrants set to begin within days
The nationwide sweep, which was postponed last month by President Trump and remains in flux, aims at people with final deportation orders.
Posted inNation & World, News
Arrests at southern border dropped 28% in June
Crossings usually slump in the summer but the drop was significantly larger than in previous years.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Fighting for survival should not be a crime
Who is really to blame when a migrant father dies alongside the child he was trying to save?