New Mainers

The Maine Charter School Commission voted 5-2 today to approve the application of a school that would serve new Mainers and multilingual learners.

South Portland has a new mayor, and perhaps the door opening for Maine's newer immigrants. Deqa Dhalac, was chosen by the South Portland Council Monday for the post of Mayor. She may be the first Somali American mayor in the country.

While Maine has maintained one of the lowest rates of COVID-19 in the country, it made national headlines earlier this year for having one of the highest…

A new rule that will further curtail the ability of asylum seekers in the United States to work becomes official Friday.If it is not held up by legal…

Across the country, the novel coronavirus is infecting people of color at higher rates than the rest of the population.The same is true in Maine. Black…

In a tweet Friday, President Donald Trump said his administration is strongly considering a policy to send detained immigrants to "sanctuary cities" that…

46 people from 31 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens at a ceremony in Portland Friday.Vladimir Barlov says he came to Maine from Serbia in 2014, and…