refugees
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
Immigrant advocates in Maine praise new refugee resettlement program
The Welcome Corps will enlist private citizens to help resettle refugees but some wonder how it will interact with agencies that have been doing the work for decades.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2023
New program will let private citizens sponsor refugees in U.S.
Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program launched Thursday by the State Department.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
Another View: Time is running out for Afghan evacuees
Lawmakers couldn’t find room in the latest spending bill to give thousands of U.S. allies the chance at a green card. The new Congress should fix that mistake swiftly.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
Maine Voices: As the West shrugs, the world’s first Christians are being starved, ethnically cleansed
The U.S. and the EU must take a stronger stance on Azerbaijan’s brutal blockade of 120,000 civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh, or else the second Armenian Genocide is on our doorstep.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2022
Afghan refugees in U.S. face uncertainty as legislation stalls
Refugees now face an August deadline for action from Congress before their temporary parole status expires.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2022
Portland scrambling to find housing for pregnant asylum seekers
With the federal Emergency Rental Assistance program coming to an end, city officials and nonprofits are especially worried about finding housing for at least two dozen pregnant asylum seekers.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2022
Through My Lens: Connect immigrants to northern Maine and solve problems
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Three who narrowly escaped Kabul rebuild their lives in Maine
They are among more than 260 Afghans who have settled in the state since U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
New model to enlist regular Americans to resettle refugees
Experts say the private sponsorship model could transform the way America resettles refugees and ensure a door remains open no matter who is elected.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
Through My Lens: Biden needs to keep his promise to refugees
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