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Asylum seekers

Published
July 26, 2023

A city growing in diversity is attracting more diverse theater this summer

Arts residency Hogfish opens 'CarmXn' on Wednesday, and Portland Theater Festival is in rehearsals for 'Sanctuary City.'
Published
July 25, 2023

Judge blocks Biden administration’s policy limiting asylum for migrants but delays enforcement

The new rule imposes severe limitations on migrants seeking asylum but includes room for exceptions and does not apply to children traveling alone.
Published
July 22, 2023

Feeling well grounded in Lewiston: How 2 Afghan pilots came to Lewiston

After the Taliban stormed Kabul two years ago, two pilots lost their homes and came to the U.S. Now, they hope to fly in Maine.
Published
July 21, 2023

Maine delegation gets backing of U.S. Chamber in push to speed work permits for asylum seekers

Both Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, and Republican Sen. Susan Collins have introduced similar bills in their respective chambers to shorten wait periods for asylum seekers who want to work.
Published
July 17, 2023

From Afghanistan to Maine: How Nazifa Haidari and 2 of her children came to Lewiston

One asylum seeker from Afghanistan shares her family's story and her continuing efforts to reunite with her husband and children left during the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

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Published
July 17, 2023

Portland is bringing back home-share program for asylum seekers

Hosts in Portland will be eligible for payment but are being asked to commit to a longer time frame than in 2019, when a voluntary program was used to house people leaving the Portland Expo.
Published
July 16, 2023

Portland schools embracing multilingual education

A third of the district's roughly 6,500 students are multilingual, many with limited English. Preparing educators to confront that shift could benefit everyone.
Published
July 13, 2023

Money emerges as key obstacle to housing asylum seekers at Unity campus

Unity Environmental University remains open to a proposal to house as many as 600 asylum seekers on its Unity campus, but no funding source has so far been identified for the approximately $10 million that would be needed.
Published
July 9, 2023

Maine Voices: Don’t tell me we can’t effectively tackle the housing crisis

The contrast between ‘high-end’ development and city encampments seems as stark to me as that between the present day and the Second World War.
Published
July 9, 2023

The Maine Millennial: Beware ‘the Maine stare’ and what it implies

For whom is the welcome mat rolled out? It’s time Mainers got real about the answer.