General Manager Michelle Sandman has transformed the Quality Inn & Suites into a village atmosphere for asylum seekers who have overflowed Portland’s family shelter.
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Afghan evacuees begin to arrive in Maine
The first of what could be as many as 100 Afghan evacuees to come to Maine arrived at Portland International Jetport on Thursday.
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Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in Portland-area hotels because apartments are so scarce
More than 300 immigrants who arrived in Portland recently are waiting for permanent housing in a tight rental market.
Posted inNation & World
Harris to visit U.S.-Mexico border on migration issues
The vice president has faced months of criticism from Republicans, and even some frustration from those in her own party, for not making a trip to the area.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
On a shady street in Portland, hope springs eternal
Hope House, home to some and lifeline to many more, offers a path forward for asylum seekers in search of a new life.
Posted inNation & World
Biden administration to start processing asylum seekers forced by Trump to ‘Remain in Mexico’
Before Trump took office, asylum seekers and others applying for protection in the U.S. were generally allowed to wait with family in the states for their hearings.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Supreme Court to review two cases involving Trump’s border policy
The justices’ decision continues their practice of reviewing lower court rulings that have found the president’s immigration policies illegal over the past four years.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Speech is not free for all
We need to find ways to hear the voices that have been silenced.
Posted inNation & World, News
Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus
The coronavirus is spreading in immigration detention, with more than 70 detainees in 12 states testing positive and hundreds of others under quarantine.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Brunswick’s asylum seekers healthy amid pandemic, but impact on immigration process remains unknown
According to cultural broker Nsiona Nguizani, the families are social distancing, but have been retraumatized by the coronavirus pandemic. He is their only ‘outside’ person.