Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition (MIRC)
@maineimmigrants.bsky.social
We're striving to improve the legal, social and economic conditions experienced by Maine’s immigrants.
“It’s so important for people to have access to food that’s culturally important and relevant and meets their culture’s needs and taste.” ~ Jonah Fertig-Burd of InterRooted, MIRC partner
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November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“It’s so important for people to have access to food that’s culturally important and relevant and meets their culture’s needs and taste.” ~ Jonah Fertig-Burd of InterRooted, MIRC partner
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Border Patrol arrests hit record high in Maine www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...
Border Patrol arrests hit record high in Maine
Border agents arrested 725 people in the state during the fiscal year that ended in October.
www.mainepublic.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Border Patrol arrests hit record high in Maine www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...
MIRC statement on DHS’s proposed public charge rule. Read it online with links: conta.cc/3XCKlKd
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
MIRC statement on DHS’s proposed public charge rule. Read it online with links: conta.cc/3XCKlKd
Our friends at NPNA launched the ClimateDisplacedLeaders.org site to coincide with COP30 climate talks in Brazil, in progress till Nov. 21. Experts say the initial progress on "loss and damage funding," which would help ensure the safety of climate refugees, is a drop in the ocean...
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our friends at NPNA launched the ClimateDisplacedLeaders.org site to coincide with COP30 climate talks in Brazil, in progress till Nov. 21. Experts say the initial progress on "loss and damage funding," which would help ensure the safety of climate refugees, is a drop in the ocean...
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“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
“Each number is not just policy — it is a life-or-death decision for families fleeing war or persecution. Limiting the number to 7,500 is a betrayal of the United States’ humanitarian commitment,” said Fatima Saidi, director of We Are All America and an Afghan refugee.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“Each number is not just policy — it is a life-or-death decision for families fleeing war or persecution. Limiting the number to 7,500 is a betrayal of the United States’ humanitarian commitment,” said Fatima Saidi, director of We Are All America and an Afghan refugee.
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"Kobe ICE raid through the eyes of a former employee,"
by Obie Casperson
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by Obie Casperson
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November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Kobe ICE raid through the eyes of a former employee,"
by Obie Casperson
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by Obie Casperson
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It's official. 🫠 We are in the longest government shutdown in US history. Read our statement: partnershipfornewamericans.org/as-shutdown-becomes-longest-in-history-advocates-decry-priorities-funding-deportations-over-food-and-healthcare/
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's official. 🫠 We are in the longest government shutdown in US history. Read our statement: partnershipfornewamericans.org/as-shutdown-becomes-longest-in-history-advocates-decry-priorities-funding-deportations-over-food-and-healthcare/
MIRC is joining the global movement of climate displaced leaders because climate change is rapidly becoming one of the largest drivers of global displacement. Learn more from Malado's story 👇🏾
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKB...
Learn more from @npnewamericans.bsky.social
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Learn more from @npnewamericans.bsky.social
Dignity for Climate Displaced People: Malado's story.
YouTube video by npnewamericans
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November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
MIRC is joining the global movement of climate displaced leaders because climate change is rapidly becoming one of the largest drivers of global displacement. Learn more from Malado's story 👇🏾
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKB...
Learn more from @npnewamericans.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKB...
Learn more from @npnewamericans.bsky.social
The Maine MultiCultural Center (MMCC) is hiring! They're seeking a half-time Outreach Coordinator to help New Mainers access needed resources and services in the greater Bangor community. Learn more 👇🏾
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November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Maine MultiCultural Center (MMCC) is hiring! They're seeking a half-time Outreach Coordinator to help New Mainers access needed resources and services in the greater Bangor community. Learn more 👇🏾
mainemulticulturalcenter.org/news/
mainemulticulturalcenter.org/news/
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Every vote is a voice, make yours heard. 🗳️
Head to the polls today! Find your polling place: www.vote.org/polling-place-locator
Head to the polls today! Find your polling place: www.vote.org/polling-place-locator
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Every vote is a voice, make yours heard. 🗳️
Head to the polls today! Find your polling place: www.vote.org/polling-place-locator
Head to the polls today! Find your polling place: www.vote.org/polling-place-locator
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This will be the lowest ever number of refugee admissions set by any president.
President Trump's move is not only racist, but an affront to our moral commitment to protect people seeking safety.
President Trump's move is not only racist, but an affront to our moral commitment to protect people seeking safety.
Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It'll be mostly white South Africans
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they’ll be mostly white South Africans
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This will be the lowest ever number of refugee admissions set by any president.
President Trump's move is not only racist, but an affront to our moral commitment to protect people seeking safety.
President Trump's move is not only racist, but an affront to our moral commitment to protect people seeking safety.
"The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition and other community partners say they have struggled to respond as more and more people are reporting ICE and Border Patrol sightings, many of which they say are hard to verify and create fear in immigrant communities."
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/27/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/27/m...
Maine immigrant advocacy groups launch ICE activity hotline
Volunteers will vet immigration enforcement sightings as lawyers and advocates say they have struggled to track to rising reports of ICE activity.
www.pressherald.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition and other community partners say they have struggled to respond as more and more people are reporting ICE and Border Patrol sightings, many of which they say are hard to verify and create fear in immigrant communities."
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/27/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/27/m...
🗞️ Here are excerpts from our latest monthly MIRC newsletter. You can read the whole thing online (and sign up for it!) at 👉🏽 conta.cc/3KZdzjA
October 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🗞️ Here are excerpts from our latest monthly MIRC newsletter. You can read the whole thing online (and sign up for it!) at 👉🏽 conta.cc/3KZdzjA
All of Maine is within 100 miles of the U.S. border, and that can mean you and your devices are more vulnerable to searches. Check out the ACLU Maine for up-to-date information on knowing and asserting your rights 👇🏾
www.aclumaine.org/en/know-your...
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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.
www.aclumaine.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
All of Maine is within 100 miles of the U.S. border, and that can mean you and your devices are more vulnerable to searches. Check out the ACLU Maine for up-to-date information on knowing and asserting your rights 👇🏾
www.aclumaine.org/en/know-your...
www.aclumaine.org/en/know-your...
"Maine immigrant rights groups launch statewide ICE watch hotline" mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/23/m...
Maine immigrant rights groups launch statewide ICE watch hotline • Maine Morning Star
With federal immigration enforcement actions picking up in cities across the country, a coalition of groups in Maine is launching a hotline to protect immigrants from potential harassment and detentio...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Maine immigrant rights groups launch statewide ICE watch hotline" mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/23/m...
Congratulations to the advocates in York County regarding the town of Wells's 287G contract.
This is a significant win for us all, making Maine safer one community at a time. Thank you all for a great job well done!
www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...
This is a significant win for us all, making Maine safer one community at a time. Thank you all for a great job well done!
www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...
Wells police department terminates agreement to cooperate with ICE
The agreement, which would have provided training for local officers to enforce certain aspects of federal immigration law, had been on pause since May.
www.mainepublic.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Congratulations to the advocates in York County regarding the town of Wells's 287G contract.
This is a significant win for us all, making Maine safer one community at a time. Thank you all for a great job well done!
www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...
This is a significant win for us all, making Maine safer one community at a time. Thank you all for a great job well done!
www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...
Decision on ICE contract in Cumberland County tabled for 30 days.
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
Cumberland County commissioners reject amendment to jail contract around holding ICE detainees
The item failed to pass in a 3-2 vote. A motion to reconsider was brought forth, but was tabled for 30 days.
www.newscentermaine.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Decision on ICE contract in Cumberland County tabled for 30 days.
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
Tonite in Waldo County.
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tonite in Waldo County.
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Federal immigration agents have detained an alarming number of U.S. citizens, demonstrating their widespread failure to respect basic protections against wrongful seizures.
“Any one of us could be next,” said Cody Wofsy, Deputy Director of our Immigrants' Rights Project.
“Any one of us could be next,” said Cody Wofsy, Deputy Director of our Immigrants' Rights Project.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal immigration agents have detained an alarming number of U.S. citizens, demonstrating their widespread failure to respect basic protections against wrongful seizures.
“Any one of us could be next,” said Cody Wofsy, Deputy Director of our Immigrants' Rights Project.
“Any one of us could be next,” said Cody Wofsy, Deputy Director of our Immigrants' Rights Project.
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“This Is Ethnic Cleansing”: Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants
“This Is Ethnic Cleansing”: Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants
Immigrant rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta, now 95 years old, is continuing her lifelong activism as immigration raids intensify across the country. She addressed the No Kings rally in Watsonville...
www.democracynow.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“This Is Ethnic Cleansing”: Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants
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Dozens feared dead in the latest Mediterranean shipwreck spark protests in Rome #Refugees
Dozens feared dead in the latest Mediterranean shipwreck spark protests in Rome
www.infomigrants.net
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Dozens feared dead in the latest Mediterranean shipwreck spark protests in Rome #Refugees
We're joining United Way of Southern Maine in developing CA$H Greater Portland (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) to engage community leaders and industry experts in helping individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability. Want to volunteer? 👉🏽 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We're joining United Way of Southern Maine in developing CA$H Greater Portland (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) to engage community leaders and industry experts in helping individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability. Want to volunteer? 👉🏽 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
What Is A Fourth Amendment Workplace? Learn from 4thworkplace.org in this video:
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4th Amendment Workplaces
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October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
What Is A Fourth Amendment Workplace? Learn from 4thworkplace.org in this video:
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