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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Local schools make last-minute push to prepare for new students from asylum-seeking families
In Freeport and Sanford, schools have hired English instructors and made other adjustments needed to welcome dozens of new students.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Freeport hotel home to 40 asylum-seeking families after Portland closes arena shelter
The City of Portland negotiated a yearlong contract with Freeport's Casco Bay Inn to house 40 asylum-seeking families, who will choose to enroll their children in either Portland or Freeport school systems.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2023
Local nonprofits deliver mattresses to Lewiston families in need
In total, 60 mattresses were delivered to asylum-seekers in need Friday.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2023
Campus of former Unity College going up for sale
It follows sweeping changes for Unity Environmental University and the future use of its campus.
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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 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 10, 2023
Portland schools embracing multilingual education
A third of the district's roughly 6,500 students are multilingual, many with limited English. Preparing educators to confront that shift could benefit everyone.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Beware ‘the Maine stare’ and what it implies
For whom is the welcome mat rolled out? It’s time Mainers got real about the answer.
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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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