Hours before a hearing in San Diego, the Justice Department filed papers seeking an extension of the deadline, which is July 10 for all parents with children under 5 and July 26 to reunite everyone else.
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Rockland mayor questions intent of Knox County sheriff’s checkpoints
The chief deputy says the public safety stops are nothing new and have nothing to do with immigration.
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U.S. law enforcement’s boat stops along maritime border rankle Canadian fishermen
Border Patrol has questioned the crews of more than 20 Canadian vessels and an unknown number of American boats in a ramped-up effort that has yielded no immigration arrests.
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Federal presence leaves some Mainers wary
Rumors and fears abound as heightened rhetoric on immigration pervades even the lives of lawful citizens, and routine encounters can seem like anything but.
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About 2,000 people protest Trump immigration policies in front of Portland City Hall
Rallies are also held elsewhere in Maine, including Brunswick, Augusta, Farmington, Bangor and Bar Harbor.
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Sen. King joins Brunswick rally against separation of immigrant families
The event is one of hundreds of nationwide protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which have rounded up thousands of families and children into makeshift detention facilities at the southern border.
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Melania Trump still saying little about migrant centers
The first lady’s spokeswoman says more visits are possible but it’s unclear what she’ll communicate to her husband.
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Maine Voices: Dealing with immigration, America must overcome its loss of nerve
The U.S. has never been a perfect nation, but we can aspire to a vision more sublime than money, power and arrogance.
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Bowdoin graduates are behind $20 million Facebook fundraiser for immigrants
Charlotte and Dave Willner started the viral effort after seeing a photo of a crying child who reminded them of their own daughter.
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Refugees, landlords good for each other, experts say at Augusta forum
Learning how to communicate is the key to helping each other, advocates said.