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PublishedJune 19, 2018
US officials likely lost track of nearly 6,000 unaccompanied migrant children
The new estimate comes as backlash widens over President Donald Trump’s’ decision to separate parents and children.
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PublishedJune 19, 2018
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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PublishedJune 19, 2018
Sen. Collins calls for White House to halt ‘inhumane’ practice of separating children from parents
Collins joins 12 other Republican senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions that says the Justice Department's 'zero-tolerance' policy is 'the immediate cause of the crisis.'
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PublishedJune 18, 2018
Sen. Collins says she’s seeking a solution as pressure builds to stop splitting families at U.S. border
The Maine senator says she's pursuing legislation directly addressing the issue of family separation, but a critic says faster action is necessary at a time of crisis.
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PublishedJune 18, 2018
Bus company says employee made mistake by saying riders had to be U.S. citizens
A Concord Coach Lines official says the employee in Bangor was caught off-guard with a question he was unprepared to answer.
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PublishedJune 16, 2018
Nearly 2,000 minors separated from families at U.S. border
The Department of Homeland Security's figures show that from April 19 through May 31, 1,995 minors were removed from 1,940 adults.
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PublishedJune 15, 2018
Homeland Security reports about 2,000 children separated from families in last 2 months
The figures show that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940 adults from April 19 through May 31.
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PublishedJune 15, 2018
Homeless families fuel record use of Portland’s emergency shelters
An average of 520 people stayed overnight in March and April, with much of the increase attributed to immigrants seeking political asylum.
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PublishedJune 14, 2018
Maine protesters object to Trump administration border policy separating children from immigrant families
About 100 people gathered to voice their opposition outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office in South Portland.
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PublishedJune 11, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions excludes domestic, gang violence from asylum claims
The widely expected move overruled a Board of Immigration Appeals decision in 2016 that gave asylum status to a woman from El Salvador who fled her husband.
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