refugees

Published
March 31, 2022

Shawn Moody: Let’s seize opportunity to help immigrants build better lives in Maine

A bill coauthored by Sen. Collins slashes the waiting period for a work permit, and SOAR Maine will match asylum seekers with jobs.
Published
March 29, 2022

Commentary: A double standard for refugees from Ukraine and Central America

The need is the same, regardless of geography, when people have to escape violence.
Published
March 28, 2022

Our View: Help Ukraine refugees, and others across the world

The U.S. has stepped back from its position as a world leader on resettling displaced persons. That has to end.
Published
March 25, 2022

Sixty miles from Ukraine, Biden sees refugee crisis in Poland, visits U.S. troops

The president was looking to hear directly from American troops and humanitarian experts about the situation on the ground and ways to ensure that U.S. dollars are going to the right places.
Published
March 11, 2022

Maine Voices: A city with a heart prays for Ukraine

As Mainers, we are called to open our hearts and then our homes to the refugees who seek shelter and a new life here.
Published
February 28, 2022

Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees — others, less so

From 'Nobody comes in' to 'Everybody gets in.'
Published
October 15, 2021

Afghan evacuees begin to arrive in Maine

The first of what could be as many as 100 Afghan evacuees to come to Maine arrived at Portland International Jetport on Thursday.
Published
October 4, 2021

Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in Portland-area hotels because apartments are so scarce

More than 300 immigrants who arrived in Portland recently are waiting for permanent housing in a tight rental market.
Published
September 21, 2021

Amazon, Chobani, more than 30 companies vow to hire Afghan refugees

33 companies said they were joining the Tent Coalition for Afghan Refugees, a coalition founded by Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and CEO of yogurt and food company Chobani.
Published
September 9, 2021

Maine could see as many as 100 Afghan refugees by spring

Afghan citizens are being relocated to Maine after being evacuated from their home country following the Taliban takeover last month.