The city stands apart for the help offered to those fleeing persecution, but migrants’ numbers have deluged shelters and attorney caseloads.
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Bruce Poliquin calls proposed border wall ‘the greatest Christmas gift for America’
In his last days in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has been pressing to help President Donald Trump get the wall he wants along the country’s border with Mexico. “The greatest Christmas gift for America is securing our borders,” the two-term, lame duck lawmaker said. He insisted that drugs coming across the border […]
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Dozens of former judges call on ICE to stop courthouse detentions
Nearly 70 former judges, both state and federal, from 23 states, sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement saying courthouse arrests are disrupting the justice system.
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US judge stalls enforcement of Trump asylum restrictions
HOUSTON — A judge has ordered the U.S. government not to enforce a ban on asylum for people who cross the southern border illegally, another court setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to impose new immigration restrictions without congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar agreed Monday with legal groups that immediately sued after President […]
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Donald Trump pledges asylum crackdown, tent cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum — two legally dubious proposals that mark his latest election-season barrage against illegal immigration. Trump also said he […]
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Expect high standards
There is nothing wrong with wanting the best and brightest immigrants to come to this country. Hard work and a little elbow grease works wonders if a person sets himself on the right path. The dream is alive and will, most certainly, be rewarded if a person’s heart is right and they have the willingness […]
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Pentagon plans to dispatch 800 more troops to US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to deploy additional U.S. troops to assist in security operations at the southern border in response to a caravan of migrants traveling north on foot through Mexico, three U.S. officials confirmed Thursday. The plan calls for about 800 more troops, including some active-duty forces primarily from the Army, […]
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Student says her Somali-speaking family was mistreated at Dunkin' Donuts
PORTLAND — A Dunkin’ Donuts store owner met Wednesday with a Portland college student and activist who called out the business on social media after a store employee refused to serve her Somali-speaking family and then called police following an argument in the drive-thru lane. Hamdia Ahmed, 20, said she felt that the employee discriminated […]
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Maine immigrants say they want ‘a seat at the table’ in next governor’s administration
Claude Rwaganje is hoping that Maine’s next governor will be kinder to immigrants than the present occupant of the Blaine House. Rwaganje and other immigrants to Maine said they are listening closely to what the four candidates hoping to replace Gov. Paul LePage are saying when it comes to the state’s newest residents – such […]
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Trump administration to detain immigrant families longer despite court limits
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday it is preparing to circumvent limits on the government’s ability to hold minors in immigration jails by withdrawing from the Flores Settlement Agreement, the federal consent decree that has shaped detention standards for underage migrants since 1997. The maneuver is almost certain to land the administration back in […]