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Hot Topics: Refugees and Asylum Seekers

This guide provides resources on refugees and asylum seekers

Starting Points

FAQs
From the Catholic Charities Maine Refugee and Immigration Services, with helpful statistics and infographics
Communities in Rural Maine Reflect a National Struggle to Accommodate Asylum-Seekers
NPR, May 2023
The Migrant Crisis in Portland, Maine
Center for Immigration Studies
What is Maine's Capacity to Help Asylum Seekers
Portland Press Herald, May 2023

Statistics & Analysis

A chart showing the number of intakes in served by the Catholic Charities Maine Refugee and Immigration Services since 2013 (Courtesy of the Catholic Charities Maine Refugee and Immigration Services)

Maine Immigration Data Profile
Data from the Migration Policy Institute

Ways to Help

Emergency Support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine
Employ a Refugee
Catholic Charities of Maine
Maine Immigration and Refugee Services
Support Asylum Seekers
City of Portland, Maine

Helpful Websites and Organizations

General

Specific services or communities