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.
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Boys Club members don their best clothes, manners for a night at Portland’s Chaval
Eleven youths with the local Boys Club get another stamp on their Passport to Manhood.
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U.S. plans tent cities to house migrant children
Unaccompanied children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border are squeezed out of the usual shelters, which now are filling up with children taken from their parents.
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A year after husband was deported in immigration crackdown, dark days for Naples woman
Sandra Scribner Merlim has hope that Otto Morales-Caballeros will be allowed to return from Guatemala, but the process is long, difficult and a test of patience.