In a series of tweets Thursday, Trump vowed to stop U.S. aid to Central American countries and threatened the Mexican government.
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In Lewiston, Somali Bantu refugees get in on the hot trend of food trucks
They use ingredients they’ve grown at nearby farms for dishes that are both delicious and bittersweet.
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Homegrown: Cookies, with a heaping side portion of love
A portion of profits from c.love cookies goes to organizations that work with new Mainers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: U.N. climate report is our Pearl Harbor moment
The politics of division won’t work to fight a threat like global warming.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inNation & World
Uncertain future for unwelcome migrant caravan at U.S.-Mexico border
The migrants, who bring searing stories of murdered family members and gang threats back in Central America, plan a Sunday rally at a border fence prior to requesting asylum from U.S. Customs officers.
Posted inNation & World
U.N. team to observe plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees
Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar to escape military-led violence and are living in refugee camps.
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Actress Amber Heard: Syrian refugees leave ‘indelible mark’
Heard spent a week in Jordan as part of a delegation of the Syrian American Medical Society.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Refugee resettlements in U.S., Maine plummet under Trump administration
Agencies report new arrivals have slowed to a trickle under restrictions that also have stalled reunification of families here with relatives they left behind.
Posted inNation & World
Trump policies keep some refugee families apart, reunite others
The restrictions sort people by country, and effectively by religion.