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Police arrest nearly 600 in D.C. as demonstrators protest Trump policy on migrant families

by ALAN FRAM and MATTHEW DALY June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

Scores of female protesters sit on the floor of a Senate office building to decry immigrants’ treatment at the border.

Nation & World, Politics

Melania Trump returns to border amid family separation outcry

by LAURIE KELLMAN June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

She meets with border officials and visits a short-term holding center for migrant minors.

Local & State, Politics

Rallies against Trump immigration policy planned for central Maine

by Rachel Ohm June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

A pair of events in Augusta and Farmington are part of a nationwide effort this weekend to protest Trump immigration policies and show support for immigrants.

Nation & World, Politics

House rejects immigration bill pushed by Trump in last-minute tweet

by ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

The Republican Party has been unable to bridge the divide between its hard-liners aligned with Trump and moderates intent on addressing the fate of undocumented immigrants known as ‘dreamers.’

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Judge orders U.S. to reunite separated families within 30 days

by ELLIOT SPAGAT, MICHAEL BALSAMO and WILL WEISSERT June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

And children younger than 5 must be back with their families within 14 days, under the order issued by a federal judge in San Diego.

Nation & World, Politics

States sue Trump administration to force migrant family reunifications

by MICHAEL BALSAMO, WILL WEISSERT and GENE JOHNSON June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

Seventeen states sign on to the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle.

Local & State, News

About 100 turn out for Portland rally to support Muslims, protest Supreme Court ruling

by Megan Gray and Dennis Hoey June 26, 2018June 27, 2018

Demonstrators remained silent for the first 30 minutes but then began speaking of their fears that Trump administration policies could lead to a totalitarian state.

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At Portland protest of immigration policy, ‘so much rage’ they no longer can stay silent

by Eric Russell June 25, 2018June 26, 2018

A Facebook call to rally in Portland draws more than 200 people eager to take a stand against White House actions at the border that have sparked outrage across the country.