Reductions by the Trump administration continue after Maine was allowed to resettle about half of the 950 refugees allocated last year.
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Maine immigrant advocacy groups launch ICE activity hotline
Volunteers will vet immigration enforcement sightings as lawyers and advocates say they have struggled to track to rising reports of ICE activity.
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Arrival of white South African refugees draws concern from Maine advocates amid resettlement halt
Refugee resettlement has ground to a halt in Maine and many other states under the Trump administration.
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Mainer and overseas volunteer to lead talk on refugee crisis in Lesvos, Greece
Rockland Public Library will present Marie Ilvonen to speak on “Seeking Safety: The Ongoing Crisis on Lesvos, Greece” at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 13. This event is free and open to all. Ilvonen will discuss how people from Syria, Afghanistan, the Congo and many other countries have made the treacherous crossing from Turkey to Lesvos, […]
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‘I’m afraid for this country’: Ukrainians in Maine worry for their homeland, new homes
For some Ukrainians living in Maine, the country’s dire position — and the United States’ shifting attitude — create dual anxieties: While the fate of their homeland appears uncertain, so too does the political landscape of their new home.
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Maine resettlement agencies told they can no longer support refugees already here
A State Department directive says agencies will not be reimbursed for items like housing and food assistance, cutting off lifelines for new Mainers during the first three months in a new community.
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Federal immigration changes for schools worry Maine parents
A Portland mom seeking asylum says there has been a lot of fear since President Trump announced new immigration policies, but she still feels safe sending her children to school.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Documentary highlights futsal community in Kennedy Park
The young Portland director received the Emerging Maine Filmmaker Award for the project showing the community in one of Maine’s most diverse neighborhoods.
Posted inTimes Record
From the Chocolate Church: African music and dance group a unique fusion of styles
The Chocolate Church Arts Center is excited to present the Maine premiere of A2VT at the Bath Waterfront Concert Series! Representing Somalia, Congo, Tanzania and Burundi, and currently living in Burlington, Vermont, A2VT synthesizes their native African musical and dance roots with Western pop and hip hop sensibilities. Their songs, performed in up to eight […]
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A chess club for kids thrives in a Congo refugee camp. It’s about more than the game
In the midst of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, a chess club for kids is thriving in a refugee camp.