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City officials said the Expo will serve as a bridge while longer-term facilities get up and running.
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More than 780 asylum seekers have arrived in Portland since January, mostly from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Immigrant advocates in Maine quickly pushed back on that idea. But a spokesperson for the city of Portland said the city is supportive of the Senator's efforts.
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The bill would cut the statutory work permit wait period from 180 days to 30 days.
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More than 550 asylum seekers have arrived in the city since January.
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The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project said the rule amounts to a ban on asylum.
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Immigration lawyers and advocates said the fundamental problem is an immigration court system that is nearly impossible to navigate without a lawyer.
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Aid groups and municipal agencies have been warning of the potential for mass evictions when a federal rental assistance program expires at the end of December.
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Hundreds of asylum-seeking families currently rely on the federal Emergency Rental Assistance program, which is set to expire at the end of the month. Aid groups say that asylum-seekers are at a particular disadvantage because, under U.S. immigration law, they are not allowed to work in the U.S. until six months after they file their asylum case.
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City officials called on the state to coordinate asylum seeker resettlement efforts across municipalities.