Learn More About Asylum Seekers in Maine
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- Nov 18, 2022
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Updated: Dec 5, 2022
Many of the families seeking asylum in our community are working to start a new life in Maine after a multi-year journey from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many families traveled here from Africa to Brazil, through treacherous routes in Central America to Texas, ultimately arriving in Maine in the spring of 2022 where they were sheltered at the Best Western hotel in Yarmouth.
If you want to learn more:
Here is some background on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo:
Article from the Christian Science Monitor about asylum seekers in Maine:
Article in the Portland Press Herald (login required) about the struggle for funding for housing for asylum seekers:
Article in the Portland Press Herald (login required) about greater Portland's ambition to raise money to support housing.
https://www.pressherald.com/2022/11/28/coalition-of-towns-seeks-more-money-to-house-asylum-seekers/?
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