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Refugees thank adoptive North Dakota city by feeding the hungry
A group of Fargo high school students, most from refugee families, band together to open a new food pantry.
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Maine business leaders join calls to protect young immigrants
The Maine State Chamber and other business leaders say the deportation of ‘Dreamers’ would hurt the economy.
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Mexican citizen sentenced for smuggling other immigrants into Maine
Silvino Orduna-Cabrera was sentenced to time he has already served.
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LePage says he’ll remove sheriffs who refuse to hold certain inmates for immigration agents
The governor’s comments come after Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says it is unconstitutional to hold prisoners beyond their release dates without a warrant.
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Attorney General Mills joins lawsuit, says rollback of DACA threatens ‘justice itself’
Maine is now among 20 states challenging the Trump decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and its deportation protections.
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In Maine, DACA decision puts 95 at risk of deportation amid chorus of criticism, some support
Many groups and colleges say it’s cruel and unfair to end the program that protects young undocumented immigrants, but the Maine Republican Party says it was unconstitutional from the start.
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Remote border crossings struggle to find agents, including in Maine
To help in recruiting, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency now offers hiring bonuses.
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New version of travel ban sows anxiety in Maine even though impacts unclear
Immigrant leaders and advocates say they don’t know of people who will be immediately affected by the ban because of exemptions imposed by the Supreme Court, but there is still fear that immigrants are being targeted.
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Still contentious, limited Trump travel restrictions take effect
Citizens from six Muslim-majority countries, as well as refugees, now must prove a close family relationship or a relationship with an entity like a school or business in the U.S.