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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Advocates highlight high stakes for some Maine immigrants in Supreme Court case
Elected officials and business, religious and educational leaders are warning that nearly 150 Mainers could be deported if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Charge dropped in Bangor case that led to claim of racial profiling
An advocacy group complains that the Border Patrol's suspicions about a family were aroused because they appeared to be of 'Central-American origin' and spoke Spanish while shopping at a store in Maine
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PublishedOctober 14, 2019
New ICE office in downtown Portland draws protests
A spokesperson says the the Homeland Security Investigations office will specialize in transnational criminal probes, not deportations.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2019
Portland to receive nearly $900,000 to help cover cost of aiding asylum seekers
The federal funding includes $864,000 for the city of Portland, plus another $28,500 for 2 local nonprofits that helped provide housing and other services.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
‘It’s our last hope’: Maine man deported to Cambodia seeks gubernatorial pardon
Some advocates see executive clemency as a political tool to protest federal immigration priorities, but legal experts say it might not be enough to bring Chamroeun Pheng home.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2019
Former asylum seeker returns to thank Mainers for support
Luc Mpangaje relied on help from a Portland church after fleeing Burundi in 2010.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Deferment of deportation order makes Portland man ‘feel like a dead person who came back to life’
Abdigani Faisal Hussein of Portland had been detained for 9 months and was about to board a plane returning him to Somalia when his attorneys won a last-minute delay in a deportation order.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
New Trump rule would let U.S. hold migrant children indefinitely
The Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Americans in Mexico uneasy as anti-Mexican rhetoric rises in the U.S.
A common worry among U.S. residents in Mexico is whether President Donald Trump’s virulent xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric will reawaken Mexico’s own rabid nationalism.
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