We need to move beyond diversity to inclusivity that gives our immigrant neighbors a voice in what affects them.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Rep. Pingree, other Democrats propose shrinking zones for immigration checks
The Maine congresswoman co-sponsors legislation that would allow agents to stop vehicles without warrants within 25 miles of the border instead of 100 miles under current law.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Six states suing over sanctuary city policy
They argue that the government is unlawfully forcing sanctuary cities to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Immigrant children describe hunger and cold in detention
Their descriptions of various facilities are part of a report filed in federal court this week in Los Angeles.
Posted inNation & World, News
Two immigrant children and their parents are reunited
The mother of a girl from El Salvador and the father of a boy from Honduras are brought to Connecticut from Texas.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: United States culpable for immigration problems
Those seeking asylum are fleeing violence spawned by U.S. involvement in Latin American politics.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: An open letter asking LePage for intercession
Please pardon Lexius Saint Martin, and allow him to come home from Haiti.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Judge weighs whether family reunification needs more oversight
A July 26 deadline approaches to have more than 2,000 children ages 5 and older rejoin their parents.
Posted inNation & World, News
Detaining immigrant children has become billion-dollar business
Health and Human Services grants to agencies that provide shelters, foster care and other child welfare services for unaccompanied children soared from $75 million in 2007 to nearly $1 billion in 2017.
Posted inMaine, News
Border Patrol arrests man for illegally crossing into the U.S. from Canada
The man, a Mexican national, had been removed from the U.S. previously in 1994, agents said.