A Deering High School junior who is in Maine seeking asylum from Zambia will find out by Friday whether he can participate in a national poetry recital contest that begins Monday. A federal judge in Portland on Wednesday heard arguments in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Allan Monga, 19, who has been banned from […]
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Supreme Court strikes down law authorizing deportations for violent crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced. The court’s 5-4 decision — an unusual alignment in which new Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the four liberal justices — concerns a […]
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Deering student sues after poetry contest says the asylum-seeker can’t participate
A Deering High School student is suing the National Endowment for the Arts because he’s banned from participating in a national poetry contest due to his immigration status. A complaint filed Wednesday on behalf of 17-year-old junior Allan Monga, an asylum-seeker from Zambia, asks that he be allowed to compete in the Poetry Out Loud […]
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Donald Trump says 'strong action' coming on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pledged “strong action today” on immigration, a day after he said he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his “big, beautiful wall” is erected. In an early-morning tweet Wednesday, Trump said “Our Border Laws are very weak” and said Democrats “stand in our way” […]
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Donald Trump says he’ll send military to guard U.S.-Mexico border
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled plans to escalate a crackdown on illegal immigration, announcing that the U.S. military will be sent to guard the U.S.-Mexico border and threatening foreign aid to Honduras. For the third straight day, Trump seized on coverage of a “caravan” of 1,000 migrants, primarily from Honduras, to call […]
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OES chapter officers to be installed AUBURN — A new slate of officers for Pine Cone Chapter 26, Order of the Eastern Star, will be installed at 7 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Masonic Hall, 1021 Turner St. Mary Ann Perkins will be installed worthy matron and David Farr, worthy patron. Carley Anne Byras, past […]
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Bruce Poliquin spars with Democrats over immigration
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin took aim at each of his four Democratic challengers Friday for their support of Maine’s immigrants. In a post on Facebook, the two-term 2nd District Republican from Maine said that “illegal immigration is still illegal. We are a country of immigrants, but we are also a Nation of Laws. People entering […]
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Bonneau shares history lesson to encourage adult education students
LEWISTON — A history lesson about Franco-American immigrants turned into a discussion about working hard and meeting new challenges at the B Street Community Center. Doris Bonneau told Adult Basic Education English class students of the routes immigrants from Quebec took to the northeastern United States, the 10-hour shifts they had in mills and the […]
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ICE spokesman resigns, citing fabrications by agency chief, Attorney General Sessions, about California immigrant arrests
The San Francisco spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resigned over what he described as “false” and “misleading” statements made by top-ranking officials, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and ICE Acting Director Thomas D. Homan. The now-former spokesman, James Schwab, told news outlets late Monday that his resignation stemmed from statements by Homan […]
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Debate rages in Augusta about female genital mutilation measure
AUGUSTA — There are parts of the world where it has long been common for adult women to slice away girls’ genital tissue with a sharp blade in a bid to dampen their sexual desires. Though Maine is a long way from anywhere this has traditionally been a problem, a battle is raging among lawmakers […]