This is the first publicly known instance of an international student in Maine losing their visa, although the ACLU filed a lawsuit last week to restore the status of international students in New England who have been targeted.
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Maine immigrants, undocumented or not, ‘walking on glass’ as enforcement ramps up
The Trump administration’s focus on detaining and deporting suspected undocumented immigrants, coupled with differing approaches by local law enforcement agencies, has spread fear and uncertainty.
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Maine’s first Office of New Americans director steps down after 3 months
Tarlan Ahmadov submitted a resignation letter Tuesday, citing health reasons. His appointment had been criticized by members of Maine’s Armenian community.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Dominican national pleads guilty to illegally entering U.S.
Prosecutors say Odanis Manuel Brea Mejia was caught in Lewiston after he had previously been removed from the country.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Lewiston teen faces deportation after Border Patrol in Maine detains him
The Border Patrol is ‘detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?’ said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.
Posted inMaine
Maine immigration group is worried about taking over Portland’s shelter for asylum seekers
The shelter at 166 Riverside is run by the city and has served hundreds of asylum seekers since 2023 — but it’s unclear how operations will continue after July.
Posted inMaine, News
Despite Trump’s claims, fentanyl smuggling not a major problem at northern border
The amount of the drug seized along the northern border, especially the region that includes Maine, represents a tiny fraction of all fentanyl seized.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
A Maine border town finds itself on the front line of a looming trade war
In Madawaska, at the state’s northern tip, fortunes are closely tied to its Canadian counterpart, Edmundston, across the St. John River.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Lawmaker and secretary of state clash over constitutional amendment on voting by noncitizens
Rep. Laurel Libby told fellow lawmakers that her proposal would boost the integrity of Maine’s elections, though opponents, including the Maine secretary of state, say it’s unnecessary and could foster anti-immigrant sentiment.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Birthright citizenship stunt is classic Trump
Overruling the 14th Amendment by executive order is a gambit that is unlikely to change the law, but starts a fight the president wants to have.