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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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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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.
Posted inNation & World, News
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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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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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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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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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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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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Maine lawmakers renew push for faster work permits for asylum seekers
Efforts dating to 2015 have failed to gain traction in Congress, stalling in the polarized debates over immigration reform and border security.