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Hundreds of migrant families released from ICE detention centers
Unable to process the families it has already detained, the agency is evicting them to make room for a sudden influx of Guatamalan families.
Kristin Rocha holds yard sale featuring goods from over 60 Maine makers, retailers
Rocha wants to raise money for a group working to reunite immigrant families separated by the U.S. government.
Immigration officials caught unprepared by Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy, watchdog says
The confusion helped fuel the debacle at the border, where nearly 3,000 children were removed from their parents.
Iraqi restaurant Babylon on Forest Avenue closes
The owners say they are looking for a new location.
Letter to the editor: Immigrant families suffering under President Trump’s policy of fear
Representatives in Congress should stop U.S. immigration officials from engaging in ethnic cleansing and ruining young lives.
Our View: U.S. retreats amid misery of global refugee crisis
By continuing to slash the number of people we’ll take in, we’re abdicating our duty as a rich and powerful nation and a moral beacon.
Our View: With migrants, Trump once again chooses cruelty
Detaining families indefinitely is no improvement over separating parents from children.
Another View: U.S. must speed up refugee reviews for Iraqis who aided our troops in war
A huge backlog is stalling Iraqis who risked their lives and those of their families to help Americans in a time of need.
Former roommates of Somali memoirist dispute their portrayal in ‘Call Me American’
The author has agreed to change their names and some text but denies any inaccuracies.