The 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died in U.S. custody; it’s not clear how much her father understood of the form he signed stating she was in good health.
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Chorus of female immigrants from Portland area to sing at U.N.
Pihcintu will mark the adoption of the Global Compact of Refugees with a performance Monday in New York.
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Springsteen calls Trump ‘deeply damaged to his core’
The rock icon assails the president for what he sees as attempts to turn Americans against each other.
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Tensions run high as migrants continue to camp in Mexico
The migrants urgently explore their options amid a growing feeling that they have little hope of making successful asylum bids in the United States or of crossing the border illegally.
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Border clashes leave migrants dejected, worried
Migrants hoping to apply for asylum in the United States must put their names on a waiting list that already has some 3,000 people on it, and U.S. officials process fewer than 100 of them a day.
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Westbrook sewing school helps immigrants seamlessly enter workforce
School founder Dory Waxman is creating opportunities for newcomers to Maine while rebuilding a vital industry.
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Judge frees Somali immigrant from Portland who was held without a hearing
Abdigani Faisal Hussein, 45, a tractor-trailer driver, had been detained for nine months in a N.H. jail.
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Health care, Trump are core issues for voters in poll
Immigration is also a driving factor as Americans submit their ballots.
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Days before election, Trump pushing fear of immigrants
The president vowsd to end the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship and sends thousands of troops to the Mexican border.
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Weary migrants still far from reaching U.S. border
Burned by the relentless heat and the night’s chill, eating badly and sleeping rough, many appeared to be developing respiratory symptoms Tuesday.