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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A year after husband was deported in immigration crackdown, dark days for Naples woman
Sandra Scribner Merlim has hope that Otto Morales-Caballeros will be allowed to return from Guatemala, but the process is long, difficult and a test of patience.
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A new mother gets an early Mother’s Day gift: U.S. citizenship
Takry Khamwandee came to the U.S. to learn English in preparation to become an English teacher in her native Thailand, but remained here when she fell in love.
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ACLU of Maine joins lawsuit seeking federal immigration records
The organization and its affiliates in New Hampshire and Vermont say federal agencies have not provided public documents about increased immigration enforcement.
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ACLU of Maine sues immigration agencies for public records of citizenship checks
The organization says it has been denied access to public records about checks done by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at a bus station in Bangor.
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Honduran man appeals federal conviction
He was found guilty of being in the U.S. illegally, but his lawyer has argued that he was initially stopped because of racial profiling.
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Honduran charged with illegal entry sentenced to time served
The man was arrested during a traffic stop in Portland.
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Augusta woman presented flag marking her new American citizenship
Nattamon Dumont works three jobs to be able to afford to travel to her native Thailand each year to visit friends and relatives.
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Deering student, an asylum seeker, sues over exclusion from national poetry contest
Allan Monga, who is from Zambia and who earned a place in the national Poetry Out Loud competition, was disqualified because of his immigration status.
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Trump signs proclamation directing troops to secure Mexican border
The Guard will assist Border Patrol agents by acting in support roles such as with road development and intelligence gathering.