Councilors on July 8 are also scheduled to vote on a new Comprehensive Plan for the town.
asylum seekers
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Maine Voices: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform’ won’t resolve migrant crisis
The best way to deal with the surge is to require asylum seekers to apply from home or a third country, not at the border.
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Soccer matches welcome asylum seekers in Portland
Congolese community leaders team up with players from Angola, Rwanda and other African countries to welcome the latest arrivals with an afternoon of soccer in Bayside.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Asylum seekers defy death for a better life in Portland
Fleeing violence in their home countries, they endure a hellish journey from central Africa to reach a hoped-for haven in Maine.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland delays decision on support for asylum-seekers
City Council awaits action by Gov. Mills before determining how fund would be administered.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland volunteers aid asylum-seekers as transition plan develops
Food and entertainment are among the things Mainers are providing for migrants from Africa.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Conspiracy theory takes hold in Maine GOP
What looks like genuine concern about people who are homeless may really be something much more sinister.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: After heroic journey, asylum seekers face harrowing trip through our immigration system
We need to demand comprehensive reform and fight policies that dismantle due process and access to justice.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: State should do more with migrant response
Since the Legislature adjourned without clarifying a gap in the law, the Mills administration must act.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Some asylum seekers move on, leaving fewer families sheltering at Portland Expo
While African migrants who came from the southern U.S. border wait at an emergency shelter in Portland, some may be moving on to Canada because of immigration fears.