The bus company says it is unwilling to deny access to federal agents despite guidance that points to bus passengers having the ability to refuse consent.
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Immigration operation touted by Trump nets 35 arrests
Trump had billed the operation as a major show of force in an effort to ‘deport millions’ of people in the country illegally.
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Maine Voices: Opponents of U.S. border policy chant ‘Never again is now’
We need to go on record as standing up against the treatment of migrant families in detention centers.
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Trump administration expanding deportations without a hearing
The change in policy would also allow ICE officials to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants anywhere in the U.S.
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Asylum seekers look ahead to life after Expo
Portland’s latest wave of immigrants are getting the feel of the city as the search continues for more permanent homes for them.
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Fourteen people cited at 1 of 2 Maine protests of Trump immigration policies
Protesters at demonstrations in South Portland and Portland on Friday decry such policies as family separations and the treatment of migrants held in detention centers.
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Maine Voices: How to ensure success for newest arrivals
Immigrant-run organizations are doing great work, but there’s more the whole community can do to maintain momentum.
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‘We are all Mainers here’: Portland rally celebrates city’s latest wave of immigrants
People of old and new immigrant backgrounds gather outside the Portland Expo to express support for newly arrived asylum seekers.
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About 300 rally in Portland to protest migrants’ detention at border
The vigil is one of more than 700 held across the country Friday to protest conditions at the detention centers and a potential immigration enforcement sweep in major cities this weekend.
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Raids targeting undocumented immigrants set to begin within days
The nationwide sweep, which was postponed last month by President Trump and remains in flux, aims at people with final deportation orders.