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Bowdoin graduates are behind $20 million Facebook fundraiser for immigrants
Charlotte and Dave Willner started the viral effort after seeing a photo of a crying child who reminded them of their own daughter.
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Police arrest nearly 600 in D.C. as demonstrators protest Trump policy on migrant families
Scores of female protesters sit on the floor of a Senate office building to decry immigrants’ treatment at the border.
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House rejects immigration bill pushed by Trump in last-minute tweet
The Republican Party has been unable to bridge the divide between its hard-liners aligned with Trump and moderates intent on addressing the fate of undocumented immigrants known as ‘dreamers.’
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At Portland protest of immigration policy, ‘so much rage’ they no longer can stay silent
A Facebook call to rally in Portland draws more than 200 people eager to take a stand against White House actions at the border that have sparked outrage across the country.
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Pingree describes ‘heartbreaking’ scenes, families in cages at Texas border facilities
The Maine representative and 24 Democratic colleagues inspect facilities where separated parents and children are being held.
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Immigrants describe cold reception from Maine employers
A panel of skilled immigrant entrepreneurs in Portland said they had to start their own businesses because no one would hire them.
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Melania Trump’s ‘I don’t care’ jacket causes a stir
Her spokeswoman said there ‘was no hidden message’ behind the outfit the first lady wore getting on a flight to visit a facility housing migrant children.
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Rep. Pingree to visit Texas facilities where children separated from parents are detained
The Maine congresswoman will join a group of more than 20 Democratic colleagues at the U.S.-Mexico border Saturday.
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Trump, Republican lawmakers struggle to address anger over family separations
One plan would keep children in detention longer than now permitted — but with their parents.