The new regulations would mandate DNA collection for almost all migrants who cross between official entry points and are held even temporarily.
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Our View: Federal immigration response sends very confused message
While Congress comes up with almost $900,000 to assist asylum seekers in Maine, the president is slamming the door.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
New ICE office in downtown Portland draws protests
A spokesperson says the the Homeland Security Investigations office will specialize in transnational criminal probes, not deportations.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Portland to receive nearly $900,000 to help cover cost of aiding asylum seekers
The federal funding includes $864,000 for the city of Portland, plus another $28,500 for 2 local nonprofits that helped provide housing and other services.
Posted inNation & World, News
ICE criticizes judge’s ruling restricting use of unreliable immigrant databases
The databases at times have led to the wrongful detention of U.S. citizens.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Border Patrol should stop racial profiling
Federal agents ought to know that it’s no crime to have brown skin or speak a language other than English.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Abortion, immigrants, LGBT rights top Supreme Court’s new term
The court also could be front and center in the presidential campaign itself, especially with health concerns surrounding 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump policy allows states, cities to refuse refugees for 1st time in U.S. history
If governors or lawmakers want to close the door, it could hurt towns that have come to rely on young refugees to revitalize their economies.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine governor has granted 2 pardons to noncitizens
The state had received more than 80 petitions for executive clemency as of August, and Gov. Janet Mills had granted four pardons by the end of that month.
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‘It’s our last hope’: Maine man deported to Cambodia seeks gubernatorial pardon
Some advocates see executive clemency as a political tool to protest federal immigration priorities, but legal experts say it might not be enough to bring Chamroeun Pheng home.