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  • Published
    May 21, 2023

    Exodus to the Pine Tree State

    Over continents and years, through danger and illness, thousands of African asylum seekers, mostly from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, have made their way to Maine. They tell harrowing stories of peril in their home countries and on their way to the United States, and say they came to Maine hearing they would find safety and help here.

  • Published
    May 21, 2023

    Long way home: Seeking asylum in Maine

    A 6-part series from our partners at the Portland Press Herald.