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Celebrating the 32nd Scolnik Award Recipient
Professor Anna Welch is the founding director of the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic at Maine Law.
Know Your Rights: Video Series for Interacting with Immigration Agents
Know Your Rights in motion: Watch this ACLU video series to know your rights when interacting with ICE in English, Español (Spanish), اُردُو (Urdu), العَرَبِيَّة (Arabic), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), Pусский (Russian), 普通话 (Mandarin).
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Dec 05, 2025
In Key Victory for Youth Disability Rights, Federal Court Denies Effort to Roll Back Settlement
A judge rejected a motion by the U.S. Department of Justice and State of Maine to weaken an agreement to uphold the rights of youth with disabilities.
Know Your Rights: Customs and Border Patrol and the 100-Mile Border Zone
All of Maine is within 100 miles of the border, meaning CBP has broad authorities. Know your rights with CBP in Maine.
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