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PublishedApril 1, 2021
Migrants freed without court notice – and sometimes no paperwork
The Border Patrol began the unusual practice last week in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, which has seen the biggest increase in families and unaccompanied minors crossing from Mexico.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2021
Biden chooses Kamala Harris to lead response to border challenges
The president hopes to show Americans he’s taking the border situation seriously after facing stiff criticism from Republicans as the flow of migrants has increased since he took office in January.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Biden administration to start processing asylum seekers forced by Trump to ‘Remain in Mexico’
Before Trump took office, asylum seekers and others applying for protection in the U.S. were generally allowed to wait with family in the states for their hearings.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Biden faces high hopes, tough choices on border wall
President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction
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PublishedOctober 19, 2020
Supreme Court to review two cases involving Trump’s border policy
The justices’ decision continues their practice of reviewing lower court rulings that have found the president's immigration policies illegal over the past four years.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Commentary: Texan offers Mainers a practical primer on U.S. Border ‘patrolling’
Given a new chief Border Patrol agent's plans to expand warrantless searches here, Mainers should prepare for challenges to their constitutional rights.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2019
Jim Fossel: Collins took right tack to oppose Trump on wall
She rightly supports a new vote to undo the president's emergency declaration, and rightly opposed a Democratic plan to block funds for it and other projects.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
UMaine professor compelled to make art at the border
Activist-artist Susan Smith of Dover-Foxcroft has been traveling extensively to Texas.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Focus on Mexican border may cost northern resources, report says
Efforts to reduce staffing shortages on the U.S. border with Canada could be hindered by an executive order signed by President Trump that directs resources south.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
Maine Voices: Holocaust comparisons have unintended consequences
The lessons of Hitler's reign of brutality are weakened if every injustice is likened to them.
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