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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
Judge blocks Biden administration’s policy limiting asylum for migrants but delays enforcement
The new rule imposes severe limitations on migrants seeking asylum but includes room for exceptions and does not apply to children traveling alone.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2023
Feeling well grounded in Lewiston: How 2 Afghan pilots came to Lewiston
After the Taliban stormed Kabul two years ago, two pilots lost their homes and came to the U.S. Now, they hope to fly in Maine.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
Maine delegation gets backing of U.S. Chamber in push to speed work permits for asylum seekers
Both Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, and Republican Sen. Susan Collins have introduced similar bills in their respective chambers to shorten wait periods for asylum seekers who want to work.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
From Afghanistan to Maine: How Nazifa Haidari and 2 of her children came to Lewiston
One asylum seeker from Afghanistan shares her family's story and her continuing efforts to reunite with her husband and children left during the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
Portland is bringing back home-share program for asylum seekers
Hosts in Portland will be eligible for payment but are being asked to commit to a longer time frame than in 2019, when a voluntary program was used to house people leaving the Portland Expo.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
In Unity, idea to house asylum seekers in dorms divides a town
Some say absorbing up to 600 new arrivals would be untenable, even though the community has welcomed as many college students for decades.
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PublishedJune 30, 2023
Portland asks Mills to house asylum seekers at college campus in Unity or call in National Guard
The letter to the governor, spurred by a proposal from the Greater Portland Council of Governments, comes as the city is preparing to close a shelter for asylum seekers at the Portland Expo on Aug. 16.
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PublishedJune 28, 2023
Asylum seekers protest conditions at Portland Expo, lack of long-term plan
City officials met with the protesters, who say they have been served expired food and worry about where they will go when the Expo closes in mid-August.
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
South Portland, state agree to provide transitional housing for asylum seekers
MaineHousing and Catholic Charities will operate a temporary shelter at the Howard Johnson hotel, where more than 350 people in hotels across the city will be moved in July.
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
State hopes to use South Portland hotel as second shelter for asylum seekers
The City Council is scheduled to vote on the plan, which mirrors an arrangement the state already has with Portland.
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