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Hot Topics: Refugees and Asylum Seekers

This guide provides resources on refugees and asylum seekers

Starting Points

Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services
FAQs, with helpful statistics and infographics
Communities in Rural Maine Reflect a National Struggle to Accommodate Asylum-Seekers
NPR, May 2023
Maine Public: Asylum Seekers
Current news stories
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

- Catholic Charities Maine Refugee and Immigration Services

Immigrants in Maine
American Immigration Council
Maine Immigration Data Profile
Data from the Migration Policy Institute

Ways to Help

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

Helpful Websites and Organizations

General

Specific services or communities

Capitol Area New Mainers Project
General Assistance Guide for for Immigrants/Refugees and Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) Persons
Maine Welfare Directors Association
Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project: Maine
Maine Access Immigrant Network (MAIN)
Maine Multicultural Center
Bangor-based organization
Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus
ShifaME
Somali Bantu Community Association