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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Federal asylum rule change could affect flow of new immigrants into Maine
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PublishedMay 12, 2023
Title 42 has ended. Here’s what it did, and how U.S. immigration policy is changing.
The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly turn back migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for the past three years.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
Democrats, who have a narrow hold on the Senate, have decried the aggressive measures in the bill as cruel and anti-immigrant, and Biden has already promised he would veto it.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
‘Now or never’: Migrants rush to U.S. border ahead of Title 42 expiration
The new policies crackdown on illegal crossings while also setting up legal pathways for migrants who apply online, seek a sponsor, and undergo background checks.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Huge number of asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border as COVID-19 restrictions end, new rules begin
Many migrants, spurred by concerns that it may soon become harder to stay in the U.S., were trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border before Title 42 expires and the new rule takes effect at the end of the day Thursday.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
U.S. to open foreign centers in bid to stop migration surge
The migration centers are part of an intense effort to try to prevent thousands of people from making the often-dangerous journey to the southern border.
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PublishedApril 21, 2023
Portland tells families it can’t guarantee shelter after Expo reaches capacity
New families, including asylum seekers, will still be able to access General Assistance if they can find housing on their own, but all of the city shelters are full.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Commentary: If the U.S. wishes to halt flow of asylum seekers, it must make an effort to prevent war
Once war starts, very few countries have been able to quickly recover. President Biden’s latest immigration proposals seem to ignore that fact.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2023
Lawmakers urged to provide MaineCare coverage to noncitizens
The bill sponsored by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, would extend health coverage to newly arrived asylum seekers and other noncitizens. Republicans oppose the proposal, citing what they say is its $7 million price tag.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2023
40 killed in fire at immigration detention center in Mexico
Tensions between authorities and migrants had apparently been running high in recent weeks in Ciudad Juarez, where shelters are full of people waiting to cross into the U.S. or for the asylum process to play out.
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