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.
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Police arrest nearly 600 in D.C. as demonstrators protest Trump policy on migrant families
Scores of female protesters sit on the floor of a Senate office building to decry immigrants’ treatment at the border.
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Melania Trump returns to border amid family separation outcry
She meets with border officials and visits a short-term holding center for migrant minors.
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Rallies against Trump immigration policy planned for central Maine
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.
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House rejects immigration bill pushed by Trump in last-minute tweet
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
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.
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States sue Trump administration to force migrant family reunifications
Seventeen states sign on to the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle.