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Jul. 17—Prince Pombo Mafumba didn't know anyone in Maine when he arrived as an asylum seeker in the summer of 2019. He was staying with his wife and daughter at an emergency shelter set up at ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Nearly 200 asylum seekers from African countries have traded one temporary home in Maine's largest city for another Wednesday after a basketball arena that served as a ...
Aug. 9—Time is running out to find housing for about 200 asylum seekers before the shelter at the Portland Expo closes next Wednesday. The city opened the shelter in April and has said for weeks ...
[5] [13] [16] A few weeks after he began, a group of more than 200 asylum seekers arrived in Portland, Maine, and were temporarily housed at the Portland Exposition Building. In his first public actions as CDC Director, Shah visited the facility, dispatched public health nurses to vaccinate the families and conduct health screenings, and worked ...
Located in Portland's densely built and primarily working-class residential Parkside neighborhood, the church was founded to serve the city's large Irish-American population; however, by the 2000s, the parish had grown to include a significant population of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa and Central America. [2]
From 2015 to 2021, he served as the City Manager for the City of Portland, Maine. [10] As Portland City Manager, was described by the Portland Press Herald newspaper as "public enemy No. 1 for progressives," as Jennings pushed for the closure of the India Street Health Clinic, ending general assistance for asylum-seekers, limiting access to the ...
Aug. 16—Asylum-seeking families at the Portland Expo were moved to hotels in Freeport and Lewiston on Wednesday as the city closed the temporary shelter that has been their home for the last ...
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with locations in the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Kenya, and a national network of nearly 200 partner agencies that provide support for those experiencing forced and voluntary displacement.