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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Our View: Helping asylum seekers, and others, helps Maine
There's no reason the state has decide between giving migrants short-term aid and doing the same for other residents.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Our View: Proposed asylum rules are deliberately cruel
Denying people the ability to earn a living is the wrong way to treat those escaping persecution.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
U.S. plans to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers
The new regulations would mandate DNA collection for almost all migrants who cross between official entry points and are held even temporarily.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
Our View: Federal immigration response sends very confused message
While Congress comes up with almost $900,000 to assist asylum seekers in Maine, the president is slamming the door.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2019
Brunswick continuing adjustments for asylum seekers
Town spending nearly $200,000 to address adequate staffing at schools, and finding ways to assist families with laundry and transportation needs.
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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 7, 2019
Artwork from children in detention camps coming Saturday to Waterville
Mary Dunn, who has traveled to the U.S. and Mexican border, is helping to organize the exhibit, as well as a silent auction fundraiser Oct. 12 at Hathaway Creative Center to help asylum seekers with humanitarian aid and legal services.
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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 8, 2019
When asylum seekers knocked, Brunswick opened its doors
With ample housing resources and an army of volunteers, this suburban town emerges as a key secondary destination for the recent wave of migrants.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
Asylum seekers in Maine could face delays as focus of federal resources goes south
A Trump administration directive to divert resources from the Newark and Boston offices to the southern U.S. border means those offices will suspend all new asylum interviews.
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