Hope Acts, a Portland nonprofit serving asylum seekers and immigrants, and Project HOME, a project of the Quality Housing Coalition, are teaming up to help asylum seekers secure housing. The organizations have created a housing coordinator position to work with landlords and asylum seekers to find and secure housing, facilitate transitions and train housing mentors […]
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Posted inNation & World
Biden administration to start processing asylum seekers forced by Trump to ‘Remain in Mexico’
Before Trump took office, asylum seekers and others applying for protection in the U.S. were generally allowed to wait with family in the states for their hearings.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Supreme Court to review two cases involving Trump’s border policy
The justices’ decision continues their practice of reviewing lower court rulings that have found the president’s immigration policies illegal over the past four years.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Speech is not free for all
We need to find ways to hear the voices that have been silenced.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick nonprofit working to get bikes for asylum seekers, locals in need
The need was born from what organizers described as ‘severe transportation limitations’ in Brunswick.
Posted inEditorials, Maine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Proposed rules would eliminate asylum protections for most New Mainers
On humane, personal and economic grounds, Mainers must speak up against these rules. A public comment period ends July 15.
Posted inNation & World, News
Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus
The coronavirus is spreading in immigration detention, with more than 70 detainees in 12 states testing positive and hundreds of others under quarantine.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick’s asylum seekers healthy amid pandemic, but impact on immigration process is unknown
According to cultural broker Nsiona Nguizani, the families are practicing social distancing, but have been retraumatized by the coronavirus pandemic. He is their only ‘outside’ person.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
As virus spreads, groups try to educate Maine immigrants about the risks
But language and cultural barriers make it difficult to get the message out.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport library group knits for homeless, asylum seekers
Armed with knitting needles and donated yarn, Freeport librarians Meghan Fogg and Courtney Sparks created an outlet for ‘introverts out there that want to make a difference.’