refugees

Published
March 3, 2020

Yarmouth students raise awareness of refugee crisis with special project

All grades at Harrison Middle School are participating in the 25 Million Stitches art installation.
Published
February 10, 2020

Our View: Counties should explore how to benefit from immigration

Rather than rejecting refugees, rural areas of Maine should consider their benefits.
Published
January 16, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Just an old cooking pot … or is it something more?

Steve Hill thought he'd never again see his favorite piece of cookware. Then fate took over.
Published
January 15, 2020

Federal judge blocks Trump order allowing states, cities to reject refugee resettlement

Three national refugee resettlement agencies argued the order illegally conflicts with the 1980 Refugee Act.
Published
December 30, 2019

‘Reading Refuges’ project aims to inspire kids at home

The goal is to provide 61 English language learners at Reiche School with 20 books each and then expand from there.
Published
December 1, 2019

In the Mediterranean, a nurse with Maine ties works the front lines of a crisis

With Doctors Without Borders, Tim Harrison has helped rescue thousands of refugees at sea.
Published
October 12, 2019

No refugees allowed? Trump’s plan to give states, cities veto prompts outcry

Many details are still being worked out amid a 90-day period to formulate the new policy.
Published
October 2, 2019

Trump policy allows states, cities to refuse refugees for 1st time in U.S. history

If governors or lawmakers want to close the door, it could hurt towns that have come to rely on young refugees to revitalize their economies.
Published
September 11, 2019

Maine Voices: Near-shutdown of refugee resettlement program is bad for Portland

New Americans make the city more prosperous, our schools more diverse and our restaurant scene more interesting.
Published
August 14, 2019

Maine Voices: We’d be worse off if immigrants went back where they came from

Many of the people we love, and the people who have contributed to our country, could trace their roots to other places.