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Supreme Court allows Trump policy to deny green cards to immigrants who use public assistance

by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

Lawsuits over the rule will continue, but immigrants applying for permanent residency must now show they wouldn’t be public charges, or burdens to the country.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Haunting exhibit brings U.S.-Mexico border to Congress Street

by John Ripton Special to the Press Herald January 21, 2020January 20, 2020

A Maine artist bears witness to the crisis in a show that moves both native-born Americans and newcomers.

Op-eds, Opinion

Acting director: ICE is here to uphold the law, protect the community

by Matthew T. Albence Special to the Press Herald January 16, 2020January 15, 2020

Baseless rhetoric, like the kind expressed at recent protests in Portland, overlooks the agency’s contributions to national security and public safety.

Nation & World, News

Federal judge blocks Trump order allowing states, cities to reject refugee resettlement

by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

Three national refugee resettlement agencies argued the order illegally conflicts with the 1980 Refugee Act.

Books, Lewiston-Auburn

New book brings more attention to Lewiston’s Somali community

by Steve Collins January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

Cynthia Anderson’s “Home Now” offers a portrait of a city coping with an influx of immigrants and discovering in the process a path to a brighter future.

Bicentennial, Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: As bicentennial approaches, let our state continue to be the Polar Star

by Lisa Miller and Luisa S. Deprez Special to the Press Herald December 27, 2019January 2, 2020

Throughout its history, immigrants have always refreshed and reinvigorated the economy and culture of Maine.

Nation & World, News, Politics

To overcome Trump’s travel ban, some Americans are taking it to court

by DEEPTI HAJELA and AMY TAXIN Associated Press December 26, 2019December 26, 2019

The third version took effect in December 2017, keeping citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and North Korea, and government representatives from Venezuela, from traveling or immigrating to the United States.