sanctuary cities

The city of Portland and Cumberland and Hancock Counties were among the 500 so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions" around the country put on notice by the Department of Homeland Security this week. The Trump administration believes these cities and counties are "obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws."

Legal advocates and some local elected leaders across the country say it's fundamentally a fight over local versus federal control.

The visceral emotions fueling the national immigration debate were in full view at the State House Thursday. Both sides converged for a public hearing on…

An Iraqi-owned grocery store in Hallowell was the setting Tuesday morning for a demonstration of small-town Maine’s support for immigrants and…