Refugee resettlement has ground to a halt in Maine and many other states under the Trump administration.
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‘I’m afraid for this country’: Ukrainians in Maine worry for their homeland, new homes
For some Ukrainians living in Maine, the country’s dire position — and the United States’ shifting attitude — create dual anxieties: While the fate of their homeland appears uncertain, so too does the political landscape of their new home.
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A chess club for kids thrives in a Congo refugee camp. It’s about more than the game
In the midst of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, a chess club for kids is thriving in a refugee camp.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
More refugees, asylum seekers are arriving in central Maine in search of a better life
Officials say soaring rents and limited availability of housing units in Portland, Lewiston, and other big cities is driving more refugees and asylum seekers to central Maine neighborhoods like Augusta and Waterville.
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Maine refugee resettlement numbers expected to double
The state’s 3 resettlement agencies expect to receive a total of 840 refugees from various countries in the next 12 months.
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A walk to remember loved ones killed in Burundi
Members of Maine’s Banyamulenge community call attention to the Gatumba refugee camp massacre, where hundreds of the ethnic minority were killed or injured.
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Lewiston mother sues feds after waiting over 5 years to be reunited with husband
Fowziya Weheliye has been separated from her husband for 9 years after the couple fled Somalia, and then Kenya as refugees. She has been waiting since 2018 for federal officials to allow her husband to join her and their children in the U.S.
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Amazon, Marriott and other companies vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe
Adidas, Starbucks, L’Oreal, PepsiCo and Hyatt have also joined in the pledge.
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Ukrainians find home in Maine despite war’s uncertainty
Escaping the Russian invasion, nine families from Ukraine have settled in Auburn, creating a community in a city built by immigrants even as their own future in Maine remains an unknown.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Welcome Corps a welcome development
The new State Department program should help us to maximize our most precious resource: goodwill.