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Immigrants

Published
June 27, 2023

Maine Senate nixes MaineCare coverage for noncitizens

Senators rejected the bill with no debate or roll call vote, despite approval in the House of Representatives on Monday.
Published
June 6, 2023

Migrants in Sacramento receive care as California officials weigh charges against Florida

Officials are investigating whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum seekers on the Texas border and flew them – apparently without their knowledge – to California’s capital.
Published
May 19, 2023

Opportunity Alliance receives grant to help Maine immigrant community access infant food program

The $710,000 initiative will raise awareness in the immigrant community about the Women, Infants and Children food assistance program.
Published
April 26, 2023

Maine’s Sudanese community reacts to conflict, loss in their homeland

Roughly 2,000 Mainers have ties to Sudan where 2 top generals are embattled in a power struggle that has raised serious humanitarian concerns.
Published
April 16, 2023

Maine community rallied to help save Fowsia Musse after shooting

After being shot in Ethiopia, Musse needed advanced care only available in America.

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Published
April 9, 2023

Fowsia Musse recounts how she survived a shooting spree in Ethiopia

Somali leader in Lewiston nearly died in an airport during a family trip in October.
Published
March 19, 2023

Ukrainians find home in Auburn despite war’s uncertainty

Escaping the Russian invasion, nine families from Ukraine have settled in Auburn, creating a community in a city built by immigrants even as their own future in Maine remains an unknown.
Published
March 12, 2023

Cultural immersion takes on deeper meaning for South Portland High swim team

Six new Mainers from Central Africa with little to no swimming experience joined the team and made it a memorable season for all.
Published
February 23, 2023

Ukrainians in Maine worry about their homeland a year after Russian invasion

Nearly 100 Ukrainians have arrived in Maine over the last year, joining others who have been here for decades.
Published
February 10, 2023

Durbin, Graham unveil immigration legislation at an urgent time for dreamers

The Dream Act would allow people who were brought to the U.S. as children and have a high school education and college enrollment, employment or military service to earn residency and, eventually, citizenship.