Abdigani Faisal Hussein of Portland had been detained for 9 months and was about to board a plane returning him to Somalia when his attorneys won a last-minute delay in a deportation order.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Deported man’s pardon a step toward justice
Lexius Saint Martin should now be reunited with his family.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Ex-Arizona sheriff Arpaio wants his old job back
The former Phoenix sheriff was pardoned by the president on a conviction related to sweeps aimed at rounding up immigrants in the country illegally.
Posted inNation & World, News
Immigrant children with special medical status ordered to leave U.S.
Immigrant advocates in Boston say federal authorities are unfairly ordering foreign born children granted special immigration status for medical treatment to return to their countries
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Bearing witness to a child detention facility
Standing on ladders in a hot Florida swamp, activists deliver a message of love to detained minors.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
New Trump rule would let U.S. hold migrant children indefinitely
The Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention.
Posted inNation & World, News
Americans in Mexico uneasy as anti-Mexican rhetoric rises in the U.S.
A common worry among U.S. residents in Mexico is whether President Donald Trump’s virulent xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric will reawaken Mexico’s own rabid nationalism.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Racism at Edward Little highlighted in The Boston Globe
Auburn officials say racial issues at high school deserve more attention but insist the city’s high school is typical in the problems it faces.
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Maine joins lawsuit over new Trump rule to block immigrants who need assistance
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey contends the new rule, related to defining a person who could become a ‘public charge,’ would limit the path to citizenship for many and is unconstitutional.
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Migrant children separated at border were harmed, abused in foster care, families say
Taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $200 million in damages as a result of the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy.