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Published
July 10, 2019

Yarmouth, Freeport weigh response to wave of asylum-seekers

Discussions, but no decisions about how the towns could offer assistance.
Published
July 7, 2019

The Maine Millennial: Fighting for survival should not be a crime

Who is really to blame when a migrant father dies alongside the child he was trying to save?
Published
July 7, 2019

Bill Nemitz: Portland celebrates Fourth with music, fireworks and open arms

But in Washington, D.C., the observance diverged into two gatherings separated by an ever-widening chasm.
Published
July 7, 2019

The View From Here: Immigration stories belie nativist rhetoric

People moving around the globe are not being sent by shadowy figures who are up to mischief.
Published
July 6, 2019

Portland enrolls asylum-seeking students in summer school

The district could add 77 students who are part of the recent wave of migrants from Africa as it explores how to handle the influx of English language learners for the coming school year.

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Published
July 4, 2019

Asylum seekers welcomed to Maine with a ‘beautiful and wonderful’ July Fourth picnic

Despite a political divide over immigration nationally, large numbers of volunteers donate food, services or time to welcome 150-plus recently arrived asylum seekers sheltering in Portland.
Published
July 3, 2019

Cape Elizabeth Town Council to discuss aid for asylum-seekers

Councilors on July 8 are also scheduled to vote on a new Comprehensive Plan for the town.
Published
July 3, 2019

Maine Voices: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform’ won’t resolve migrant crisis

The best way to deal with the surge is to require asylum seekers to apply from home or a third country, not at the border.
Published
June 30, 2019

Soccer matches welcome asylum seekers in Portland

Congolese community leaders team up with players from Angola, Rwanda and other African countries to welcome the latest arrivals with an afternoon of soccer in Bayside.
Published
June 30, 2019

Asylum seekers defy death for a better life in Portland

Fleeing violence in their home countries, they endure a hellish journey from central Africa to reach a hoped-for haven in Maine.