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.
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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.
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Tens of thousands at U.S.-Mexico border wait for limits to end
Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end.
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Portland immigration clinic helps asylum seekers take ‘first step of a very long road’
With help from volunteers and nonprofits, more than 300 new Mainers fleeing persecution in other countries have recently begun the process of securing asylum – and safety.
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Immigrants may hold a key to solving Maine’s labor shortage
As more people leave the state’s workforce than enter it, new Mainers may play a vital role in filling the gaps.
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Biden administration to halt controversial ‘Remain in Mexico’ program
“Remain in Mexico,” formally known as the Migration Protection Protocols Policy, or MPP, forced back more than 60,000 asylum-seekers during the Trump administration.