Refugees

Soubanh Phanthay is originally from Laos, and has served as Brewer's deputy mayor for the last two years.

The organization says it expects to resettle 20 to 50 individuals in Bangor over the next year.

One Ukrainian-born Mainer in Pownal has taken in two families, with plans to welcome more.

Pingree called the Biden Administration's plan to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians an important step.

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is touring Poland and Romania this week as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation. She said Polish people in particular have opened their homes to Ukrainian refugees, and called for the U.S. to do the same.

The JCA could be begin working with refugees as soon as next month.

Up to 100 displaced Afghan citizens will be resettled in Maine under a new State Department program, following the withdrawal of U.S. forces in that country. Catholic Charities Maine will administer the resettlement process, which will continue through March of next year.

It’s a story of countless personal challenges, but has consequences for the whole state — even as Maine struggles to retain skilled workers, many foreign-trained professionals are stuck in entry-level jobs. Now, a new law aims to bridge that gap.

The number of refugees, asylum seekers and other foreign-born people who settled in Maine last year was the largest in recent years.As President Donald…

More than 1,500 people gathered at the Portland International Jetport Sunday afternoon, joining pop-up protests at airports and on public squares around…