The action at a Border Patrol station in Texas came after reports that more than 300 kids were forced to care for one another there with inadequate food, water and sanitation.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Conspiracy theory takes hold in Maine GOP
What looks like genuine concern about people who are homeless may really be something much more sinister.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: After heroic journey, asylum seekers face harrowing trip through our immigration system
We need to demand comprehensive reform and fight policies that dismantle due process and access to justice.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Welcome home, asylum seekers
The short-term disruption of a large number of immigrants should not obscure the real meaning of this event.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
ACLU sues feds over detention of immigrants
A class-action lawsuit alleges that the federal government is illegally detaining immigrants without giving them a fair chance of being released on bond.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Asylum seekers from Africa describe difficult journeys to Maine
They traveled for months through Central America after fleeing violence and instability at home.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fifth migrant child dies in Border Patrol custody
The U.S. government says a 16-year-old teenager from Guatemala died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child since December
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Jesus built bridges, and so should we
Local churches are resisting Franklin Graham’s message and proclaiming a more inclusive kind of Christianity.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News
Identical twin sisters celebrate their 100th birthday in Portland
Born in Italy in 1919, Amelia and Mary Pizzo turned 10 on a boat heading for Ellis Island in 1929. They turned 100 together on Wednesday at Mary’s house.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values
Sudanese Catholics celebrate Easter in Portland
Immigrants from the war-torn African country take part in a traditional Azande Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.