‘It’s really been beautiful,’ says resident Katie Moore, who got local students involved in the Gift of Chess club.
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Federal asylum rule change could affect flow of new immigrants into Maine
Immigrant advocates say they are worried that a new federal rule will broadly block access to asylum at the southern border. The new rule allows border agents to turn away asylum seekers if they haven’t first applied online or sought protection in a country they traveled through to reach the U.S. border. Most asylum seekers […]
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Hundreds of asylum-seekers apply for Brunswick housing
A 60-unit affordable housing development at Brunswick Landing for asylum-seekers is nearing completion.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. sees highest-ever migration influx as pandemic border policy ends
The Title 42 border restrictions used during the pandemic to quickly expel migrants who were in the U.S. illegally expired Thursday evening.
Posted inNation & World, News
Title 42 has ended. Here’s what it did, and how U.S. immigration policy is changing.
The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly turn back migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for the past three years.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
Democrats, who have a narrow hold on the Senate, have decried the aggressive measures in the bill as cruel and anti-immigrant, and Biden has already promised he would veto it.
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‘Now or never’: Migrants rush to U.S. border ahead of Title 42 expiration
The new policies crackdown on illegal crossings while also setting up legal pathways for migrants who apply online, seek a sponsor, and undergo background checks.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: General Assistance must keep up with a changing Maine
The program is the last resort for an increasing number of people with no other options.
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Huge number of asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border as COVID-19 restrictions end, new rules begin
Many migrants, spurred by concerns that it may soon become harder to stay in the U.S., were trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border before Title 42 expires and the new rule takes effect at the end of the day Thursday.
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City officials say asylum seekers were promised better benefits in Sanford
City Manager Steve Buck says many of the more than 100 people who have come to Sanford for assistance “were solicited and brought here.”