In total, 60 mattresses were delivered to asylum-seekers in need Friday.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bus searches by border agents violate rights of Mainers
Old Town-based Cyr Bus Lines needs to join Greyhound and Concord Coach in taking a stand against questioning without warrants.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
Gov. Maura Healey has asked the federal government for financial help and expedited work authorizations to allow the new arrivals to more quickly start earning a living.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Brando Skyhorse’s satire imagines a wall around a ‘perfect’ life
In Brando Skyhorse’s sharp satire “My Name Is Iris,” a Mexican American woman is determined to fit in, but America doesn’t want her.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande floating barrier meant to stop migrants
The buoys are the latest escalation of Texas’ border security operation that also includes razor-wire fencing, arresting migrants on trespassing charges and sending busloads of asylum-seekers to Democratic-led cities in other states.
Posted inNation & World, News
Justice Department tells Texas that floating barrier on Rio Grande raises humanitarian concerns
President Biden’s administration told Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that the barrier installed this month near the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, was ‘unlawful.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
Lewiston mother sues feds after waiting over 5 years to be reunited with husband
Fowziya Weheliye has been separated from her husband for 9 years after the couple fled Somalia, and then Kenya as refugees. She has been waiting since 2018 for federal officials to allow her husband to join her and their children in the U.S.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: No walls are high enough to keep out people desperate for a safe place
Instead of wasting precious time trying to shut today’s refugees out, we can prepare for them in a way that could benefit all of us.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court says White House can continue to set deportation priorities
In this case, the justices said the Department of Homeland Security has the authority to focus on arresting recent border crossers and those who commit violent crimes.
Posted inNation & World, News
Opponents hold ‘day without immigrants’ in Florida to protest new restrictions
Workers didn’t show up at construction sites and tomato fields, and scores of restaurants, shops and other small businesses never opened their doors.