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Three sentenced in ME on document fraud charges Bangor, ME -- Three men have been sentenced in U.S. District Court to time served in two separate immigration fraud cases. Ismael Ramirez de Ochoa, 38, and Javier Colegio, 40, both Mexican nationals who worked in Maine's blueberry industry, were sentenced Wednesday. Marcelo Alejandro Silva-Bonilla, 33, a native of Uruguay who had been living in Presque Isle, was sentenced Tuesday. The Bangor Daily News (Maine)

ME Sudanese community seeks police outreach Portland -- Members of the city's Sudanese community said Tuesday that they are ''living in fear,'' and they want state officials to do something about it. In what was described... ME bill would rescind aspects of REAL ID compliance A bill to repeal portions of the state law that brought Maine in compliance with the Real ID anti-terrorism law was the subject of a public hearing in Augusta today.... ME senator critical of flu precautions on border U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says federal officials should do more to screen people entering the United States for symptoms that may indicate they have the H1N1 flu, also called...

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ME bill offers foreigners municipal-level suffrage

Augusta -- Lawmakers are preparing to consider a bill that would let communities choose to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in municipal elections. Proponents argue that letting non-citizen immigrants vote on local issues would include them in the community and...
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ME man pleads guilty to transporting illegals

Portland, ME (AP) -- A 64-year-old Portland man pleaded guilty Friday to 11 counts of transporting illegal immigrants from Massachusetts to Maine to help them obtain driver's licenses. Carlos Da Silva, a native of Brazil who became a naturalized U.S....
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