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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
About 20 families seeking asylum arrive in Lewiston
The families are asylum seekers who had been staying at the Expo shelter in Portland since April. About 16 children are students who will attend Lewiston schools.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Portland moves remaining asylum seekers to hotels as Expo shelter closes
The 60 families still at the Expo on Wednesday were taken by school bus and city vans to hotels in Freeport and Lewiston.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2023
Lewiston hotel to temporarily house some asylum seekers from Portland Expo
192 people are still at the Portland Expo shelter and will need to find housing before Thursday.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2023
Asylum seekers in Portland Expo will move to hotels in Lewiston, Freeport
The city's spokeswoman said Tuesday that it has contracted with a hotel in Lewiston, in addition to one in Freeport, to house asylum seekers starting Wednesday.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2023
City plans to contract with 2 hotels to house asylum seekers remaining at Portland Expo
The plans were announced with the Wednesday deadline for closing the Expo approaching and 192 people still living there.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2023
Local nonprofits deliver mattresses to Lewiston families in need
In total, 60 mattresses were delivered to asylum-seekers in need Friday.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2023
Campus of former Unity College going up for sale
It follows sweeping changes for Unity Environmental University and the future use of its campus.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2023
As deadline to close Portland Expo shelter looms, about 200 asylum seekers still need housing
The city says it is working to connect the remaining asylum seekers at the Expo with other housing ahead of an Aug. 16 deadline.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
Judge blocks Biden administration’s policy limiting asylum for migrants but delays enforcement
The new rule imposes severe limitations on migrants seeking asylum but includes room for exceptions and does not apply to children traveling alone.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2023
Feeling well grounded in Lewiston: How 2 Afghan pilots came to Lewiston
After the Taliban stormed Kabul two years ago, two pilots lost their homes and came to the U.S. Now, they hope to fly in Maine.
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