asylum seekers
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Portland city manager updates council on plans to use Expo as shelter for asylum seekers
And the City Council is considering changes to the citizen-initiated referendum process that could increase the threshold to get items on the ballot.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
City plans to reopen Portland Expo as temporary shelter for asylum seekers
Staff plan to open the Expo as a temporary shelter as soon as April 10 and operate it until a private effort to open a new shelter on Blueberry Road is complete.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2023
Maine lawmakers want federal waiver allowing asylum seekers to work right away
Current federal law requires that they wait 6 months after applying for asylum.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2023
Brunswick officials band together to prepare for arrival of asylum-seeking families
Brunswick schools are hiring more staff and donations are being sought for 60 families from African countries moving to Brunswick Landing.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Scarborough to contribute $50,000 for transitional housing for asylum seekers
Scarborough will contribute $50,000 to support regional initiatives providing transitional housing for asylum seekers.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Agents stop crowd at Texas border crossing amid asylum pressures
The rush across the bridge may have been sparked by false rumors that border guards were going to let migrants cross en mass, particularly people who arrived with children.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Sen. Collins asks Biden administration to slow the flow of asylum seekers to Maine
Collins is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to stop sending asylum seekers to Maine without first verifying a community's capacity to help.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Surge of asylum seekers means children wait weeks to be screened for school enrollment
The district has shifted some staff responsibilities and is working to hire an additional staff member to help try to keep up with the influx of new students, many of whom are multilingual learners who often need substantial support.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Temporary shelter for asylum seekers opens at Salvation Army in Portland
The shelter, which is being run by the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition with state funding, was already at capacity when it opened Monday.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Our View: Maine delegation needs to be louder on asylum seeker work authorization
Recent reporting proves our state, in particular, can’t wait any longer for a rule change.
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