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A Wells police captain said it would save time and resources in specific scenarios. But an immigration lawyer said ICE is using the program to expand detention and deportation efforts nationally.
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The case has confused immigration lawyers, who say it's not clear why Jose Adalberto Herrera was separated from his family.
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President Donald Trump this month said he would make a decision soon about whether to revoke temporary legal protections for recently-arrived Ukrainians.
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New Census data released last month showed more than 14,000 business applications were filed statewide in 2023.
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Part of the money will help support asylum seekers, which is likely to encounter opposition from Republican lawmakers.
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GOP lawmakers are increasingly critical of the tens of millions spent to house asylum seekers but have yet to offer concrete alternative solutions.
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The failure to advance the bill after four months of negotiations ensures that immigration will remain a key campaign issue in the 2024 presidential and congressional election with possible implications for down ballot contests in state legislatures.
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The UMaine system plans to offer residency waivers as soon as this fall.
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The program brought together musicians and storytellers of Wabanaki, Congolese, and Puerto Rican heritage.
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Immigrant legal groups in Maine are concerned that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Boston is denying asylum cases at a rate far higher than the national average. And they’re suing the federal government to try to figure out why.