long way home

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  May 30, 2023
  

  6 takeaways from our ‘Long Way Home’ series

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  May 27, 2023
  

  In photos: View some of the best images from ‘Long Way Home’

  In 'Long Way Home,' Press Herald reporters and photographers told the story of the large influx of asylum seekers arriving in Maine in recent years, fleeing their homelands and embarking on dangerous journeys to make a new life in Maine.

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  May 27, 2023
  

  They made it here

  Slowly and painstakingly, African asylum seekers build new lives in Maine, and often find ways to help those who arrive after them.

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  May 26, 2023
  

  What can Maine do?

  State leaders and residents are far from unified on how much Maine can afford to spend to support asylum seekers – and on how much responsibility it has to do so.

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  May 25, 2023
  

  Life on hold

  Many people who arrived in Maine long before the current wave of asylum seekers are still waiting for their cases to be heard – and success is not at all guaranteed. The waiting can mean years of anxiety, depression and uncertainty.

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  May 24, 2023
  

  Wandering a new world

  Asylum seekers new to Portland spend much time navigating red tape and waiting: for hearings, work permits, English classes and a place to call home.

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  May 23, 2023
  

  Welcome to safety land

  Asylum seekers who endured perils to get here say they were drawn to Maine because of its peacefulness, resources and community. Some say they learned of Maine on their long journeys away from their homelands, while others found it doing online research or knew people from home who were already here.

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  May 21, 2023
  

  Read the full series: Long Way Home

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  May 21, 2023
  

  Exodus to the Pine Tree State

  Over continents and years, through danger and illness, thousands of African asylum seekers, mostly from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, have made their way to Maine. They tell harrowing stories of peril in their home countries and on their way to the United States, and say they came to Maine hearing they would find safety and help here.