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U.N. team to observe plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees
Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar to escape military-led violence and are living in refugee camps.
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Refugee resettlements in U.S., Maine plummet under Trump administration
Agencies report new arrivals have slowed to a trickle under restrictions that also have stalled reunification of families here with relatives they left behind.
Posted inNation & World
Trump policies keep some refugee families apart, reunite others
The restrictions sort people by country, and effectively by religion.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Refugee resettlements in U.S., Maine plummet under Trump administration
Agencies report new arrivals have slowed to a trickle under restrictions that also have stalled reunification of families here with relatives they left behind.
Posted inLocal & State
Lewiston makes strides towards embracing its immigrant population
It may have been a rocky start but with time and effort, the city’s race relations have improved.
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U.N. condemns ‘heinous’ sale of migrants as slaves in Libya
Fifteen Security Council members back a statement calling for perpetrators to be brought to justice.
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Climate refugees could see safety in Maine
And how can we prepare for migration triggered by extreme weather.
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Legal assistance group getting $500,000 to help Maine refugees
The UMaine law school’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic will receive the grant from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation.
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‘Little Picasso’ attracts attention in squalid Serbian refugee camp
Farhad Nouri, a refugee from Afghanistan who is stranded with his family, draws ‘feelings and faces.’