News & Commentary
Jan 07, 2019
All people with past drug convictions deserve second chance — not just political allies
This piece first appeared on MaineBeacon.com
Sep 13, 2018
A Second Chance for Separated Families
The fight over the asylum rights of families who had been separated by the Trump administration took what could be a critical turn late last night. Following weeks of negotiation, parties in three lawsuits — including the ACLU’s class-action lawsuit, which first blocked the family separation policy and forced the government to reunite families — brokered an agreement that, if approved by the judge, will allow hundreds of parents to re-apply again for asylum in the U.S. after being turned down previously.
Jul 27, 2018
No, the Government Did Not Make the Deadline to Reunify Children With Their Parents
The Trump administration claimed in court filings Thursday evening that it had met the court-ordered July 26 deadline to reunite the children it wrongfully separated from their parents.
Jul 23, 2018
Trump’s Family Separation Deadline Looms
The July 26 deadline for the federal government to reunite thousands of separated children with their parents is three days away.Here’s what you need to know about where the reunification process stands.
Jul 19, 2018
Federal Immigration Authorities Are Running Amok Across Maine and Its Coastline
Customs and Border Protection is making news again for its aggressive immigration enforcement — this time, questioning Canadian fishing vessels in disputed international waters. According to a CBP spokesperson, the agency has questioned 21 Canadian vessels since October 2017, plus an unknown number of American vessels (mostly Maine fishermen) in the same area. Although CBP claims that these operations fall within its immigration enforcement authority, nobody should be surprised to learn that targeting these fishing boats has yielded no immigration arrests.
By Emma Bond
Jun 18, 2018
Week in Review: Family detentions, Amazon, Asylum, and Fair Housing
Each week we will provide you with a rundown of top news stories and must-read articles.
Jun 08, 2018
Week in Review: Colorado Baker, Census Question, Family Separations, Sentence Commutations
Each week we will provide you with a rundown of top news stories and must-read articles.
Jun 01, 2018
Week in Review: Family Separations, Cash Bail, FBI Profiling, and Ant-Immigrant Nominee
Top news stories and must-read articles.
Jan 25, 2018
Interrogation on the Bus
On January 19, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents boarded a bus in Florida and, questioned passengers about their citizenship, and removed a woman who had just been to meet her baby granddaughter for the first time. That woman's fate remains unclear; her family has not heard from her since, and fear she is in immigration detention.
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