Some children have been reunited with their families, but many more are left in custody.
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Woman from Tanzania detained by Lewiston police, ICE agent at bus station
Zera Samson was questioned about her identity and immigration status for about 45 minutes before being given a verbal trespass warning and let go.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: History of voting rights guides debate on Portland’s noncitizens
We need to move beyond diversity to inclusivity that gives our immigrant neighbors a voice in what affects them.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Rep. Pingree, other Democrats propose shrinking zones for immigration checks
The Maine congresswoman co-sponsors legislation that would allow agents to stop vehicles without warrants within 25 miles of the border instead of 100 miles under current law.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Six states suing over sanctuary city policy
They argue that the government is unlawfully forcing sanctuary cities to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Immigrant children describe hunger and cold in detention
Their descriptions of various facilities are part of a report filed in federal court this week in Los Angeles.
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Two immigrant children and their parents are reunited
The mother of a girl from El Salvador and the father of a boy from Honduras are brought to Connecticut from Texas.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: An open letter asking LePage for intercession
Please pardon Lexius Saint Martin, and allow him to come home from Haiti.
Posted inNation & World, News
Detaining immigrant children has become billion-dollar business
Health and Human Services grants to agencies that provide shelters, foster care and other child welfare services for unaccompanied children soared from $75 million in 2007 to nearly $1 billion in 2017.
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Border Patrol arrests man for illegally crossing into the U.S. from Canada
The man, a Mexican national, had been removed from the U.S. previously in 1994, agents said.