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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Churches bring huge donation to Portland’s overflowing family shelter
The collection of winter clothing and personal care supplies was organized in response to a Maine Sunday Telegram report about immigrant families who fled violence and came to seek asylum.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Court considers racial profiling claim against Maine state trooper
A federal appeals court in Boston is looking at whether an undocumented immigrant from Honduras was the victim of unlawful detention.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2019
Activists take aim at Golden for pro-gun, pro-ICE votes
Maine Democrat comes under fire from gun control group and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2019
In first subpoenas, House targets family separation at border
The House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Trump administration officials over the separations of families at the southern border.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2019
House OKs Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall
Now it goes to the Republican Senate, and the president has already said he will veto the measure if it passes both houses of Congress.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2019
Worker visas for special skills in doubt as immigration crackdown widens
H-1B visas are being denied or delayed under changes in federal law, contradicting the presidents promise of continued entry for qualified workers.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2019
Trump says courts will back him in 16-state lawsuit against emergency declaration
The group of states including Maine says in its lawsuit that the declaration is unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union is also suing, and Democrats in Congress are planning to introduce a resolution disapproving the declaration.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2019
ICE halts force-feeding of immigrant detainees in Texas
The U.S. government says it has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration detention center.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
White House considering several options for finding $5.7 billion to build wall
Tapping funds for disaster relief, drug interdiction or military construction are possibilities, but each has political and practical ramifications.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Maine congressional delegation criticizes Trump’s plan to declare national emergency
Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.
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