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: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYj0...

Thousands of people detained by ICE are actually held in local, publicly operated jails These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the incarceration of people who are mostly accused of no more serious offense than crossing the border without permission

Our friends in Massachusetts are serving their community by monitoring the agencies separating families and putting immigrants and refugees in danger. www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

Justice Kavanaugh compared wrongful stops of U.S. citizens to a mild inconvenience. Tell that to those terrorized in a raid in Chicago As @tusk81.bsky.social noted, "This chaos has not been isolated to major American cities where the admin is engaged in the political targeting of perceived enemies"

"Thousands of federal agents once tasked with investigating drug smuggling, sexual exploitation and organized crime have been redirected to immigration enforcement under President Trump’s second-term push to accelerate deportations." https://on.wsj.com/4nHLcov

Black and Brown school-age children were zip-tied and dragged out of bed in the middle of the night. Americans should be outraged. ICE and this administration's immigration actions against American families have gone too far, and they must end now. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

The Malaga Ship is coming to Bangor... Rocha's performance tells the story of the 5 million Africans torn from their homelands, forced into slavery in Brazil, due in part to the actions of New Englanders. 🎟️ 👉🏽 eventbrite.com/e/the-malaga-ship-a-story-of-maine-the-middle-passage-tickets-1330893431079

"Cumberland County can choose not to be part of this national deportation infrastructure. We need to say 'no more.'" -Crystal Cron, director of Presente! Maine www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...

Thank you to all who attended MiF 2025! conta.cc/3Imhw0N

"Community is our superpower." ~ Mufalo Chitam Executive Director, MIRC Thank you @Mainepublic.org for covering the Maine Immigration Forum. We'll be sharing our photos and videos from the MiF event soon as well. #Maine #immigration #migrantjustice #publicmedia

Mark your calendar to join Cross Cultural Community Services, a longtime member of the MIRC family, at their fundraiser next month. Featuring live performances by Kenya Hall and Suzie Assam 🎟️ Tickets available online, registration required at cccsmaine.org

On the morning of September 11, 2025, unidentified agents detained a parent on a school access road shortly after they dropped off their child... Read our full statement: conta.cc/4nCns4F #Maine #immigration #ImmigrantRights #ICE #Border #BorderPatrol

Today, September 17th, is Citizenship Day! On #CitizenshipDay2025 we at MIRC recognize that naturalization is more than a status change; it's a declaration of belonging. It ensures that we are not just spoken about, but are the ones speaking, deciding, and shaping the future. Learn more ⬇️

The Maine Immigration Forum is one week away! Get your tickets... And come ready to move your hips. Register here ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/maine-immigration-forum-mif-2025-tickets-982875616427

These subsidies to oil and gas giants will continue driving climate refugees around the world as people flee floods, droughts, and the increase in extreme weather incidents globally. #climatejustice #immigrantjustice #environmentaljustice

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memo related to "public charge," (referring to a person deemed likely to become primarily dependent on the government for subsistence). Three key takeaways from the memo 👇🏾

🔔 Only 10 more days until the MiF 2025!! Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/maine-immi...

📢 Attendees of this year's Maine Immigration Forum will get to hear the powerful words of The Telling Room ambassadors. Learn more about these Telling Room alums 👇🏾 instagram.com/maineimmigrantrights/p/DOJr6CpDxzs/ Register for the MiF: bit.ly/MiF2025

Unveiling the Maine Immigration Forum 2025 poster! This beauty is hand drawn by an artist of the Beehive Design Collective and printed by Moonbats Postershop of Downtown Portland. Register for the MiF: bit.ly/MiF2025

Here's a list of 17 events all across Maine to celebrate Labor Day over this long weekend. #Labor #LaborDay #immigration #Maine #workers #workersrights #humanrights

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic I Have A Dream speech at the March on Washington 62 years ago today. Today and every day, we honor him and all those who demanded an end to racial segregation when they marched all those years ago. Our fight is far from over and we're not slowing down.

MIRC is a proud community sponsor of Hear Here! at Merrill Auditorium 6pm on Sunday, September 7th. More details at: creativeportland.com/hear-here #HearHere #PortlandMaine #Maine #musicfestival

Registration is open for the Maine Immigration Forum (MiF). Don't wait! bit.ly/MiF2025 Sept. 18, Halo at Thompson's Point, Portland

t2's DOJ targets Maine, again, demanding unredacted voter registration records for 1.5yrs. Maine Sec'y of State @shennabellows.bsky.social, who rejected the DOJ’s initial request last month, telling federal officials they could “go jump in the Gulf of Maine,” is refusing to back down. #MEPolitics

Check out our newsletter, learn what we're doing, and how you can plug in. Read it online and sign up to get it in your inbox: conta.cc/45qTUiX

Ever wondered what a NAP is? No, it’s not just an afternoon siesta. National Adaptation Plans, a.k.a. NAPs are countries' strategies to protect from the rising impacts of the climate crisis, like extreme heat, rising sea levels, & extreme weather: www.unep.org/topics/clima...

Every voter in #Maine has a unique reason for voting by absentee ballot, and every reason is valid. Join us on Monday, August 18th at 6 PM, for a virtual storytelling training to discover how to share your powerful story about why absentee voting is important to you.

“For us, this isn’t a political issue,” said Inclusion Maine founder Muhammad Humza Khan at this week's conference. “We want Maine to be a place where anyone can live and work and feel welcome.” www.pressherald.com/2025/08/13/a...

Congratulations to the MIRC-member recipients of the Maine Initiatives grant! Learn more ⬇️ maineinitiatives.org/blog/announc...

Get a glimpse at some of the amazing cohort members that MIRC and its partners are sending into the Resilient Coders Software Engineering Bootcamp, with fresh computers in hand! Stay tuned for updates, follow us for future opportunities. #Coding #Maine

Maine Is Heating Up. . . As intense winter storms increase & more trees fall into ever drier woods, conditions ripen for fast moving wildfires. As the most forested state in the US, it is inevitable that Maine will see wildfires, too. Now is the time to learn about fire-hardening our homes. 1/

We'll be joining @weareallamerica.bsky.social on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Register today to join!

As we are gearing up to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of @HamiltonMusical, the @HaitianBridge is grateful to be a part of Immigrants: We Get The Job Done Coalition

Registration is open for the Maine Immigration Forum (MiF). Don't wait! bit.ly/MiF2025 Sept. 18, Halo at Thompson's Point, Portland

Federal immigration authorities are trying to deport an AZ woman who’s lived in the U.S. for nearly 30 yrs w/o letting her plead her case in court. “Only this admin would go this far,” said Co Tupul’s lead attorney, “b/c at the core of it is an underlying complete disrespect for the rule of law.”

We're excited to announce that our director will be participating in this panel with Inclusion Maine alongside other MIRC members and partners, on Aug 13, 10 a.m. ET. Join us at the Inclusion Maine Conference, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland.

Check us out on the latest episode of "Let’s Connect Greater Portland," with host Kristina Egan. Mufalo Chitam of MIRC and Marpheen Chann of Khmer Maine discussed Maine's immigration history, unpacked how new policies are impacting southern Maine, and more. open.spotify.com/episode/6UFS...

It is time to deepen our roots, to strengthen our relationships with each other and with the land, to plan for sustaining our communities in the face of adversity. Register here: bit.ly/MiF2025

new from @tusk81.bsky.social Los Angeles. New York. Chicago. Masked ICE agents are snatching people off the streets, no names, no warrants, no accountability. @robertgarcia.bsky.social and @repsummerlee.bsky.social: "mass deportation agents are operating like a secret police force on U.S. soil.”

People fear for deportation.... They are afraid there will not be anyone to defend them, and afraid to have their kids playing in the community because their kids might not return. ~Mufalo Chitam, director, Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/t...

Join us in speaking out and standing up for New Mainers: maineimmigrantrights.org/ways-to-help/

Revoking legal status, slashing legal immigration, and efforts to deport millions of individuals will only harm communities across the country and result in families paying an additional $2,150 for goods and services each year. www.fwd.us/news/new-imm...

Check out the Maine Beacon's latest podcast, covering important immigration related topics including a look at recent polling showing more Americans saying they view immigration as good for our country, and an overview of immigration policies here in Maine ⬇️ mainebeacon.com/podcast-why-...

Have you created a family preparedness plan? Being prepared can make all the difference in an emergency. If you haven’t yet, get the info you need here: www.wehaverights.us/create-an-em...

For six months, the Trump administration has thrown everything it has at dismantling due process. These attacks on immigrant communities are no accident—they're designed to spread chaos and instill fear in anyone fighting for immigrants’ safety and justice. @npnewamericans.bsky.social

If countries around the world continue claiming they're "not legally required to consider the best available science or the impacts of climate change when setting emissions reduction targets," we'll continue needing increased support for new refugee communities.

🚨 A rescissions package is now moving through the Senate that will permanently eliminate BILLIONS of dollars that were already committed to supporting humanitarian response. Write to your Senators NOW to tell them to vote NO. Lives depend on it. www.refugeesinternational.org/actions/tell...

Last week a federal judge issued a temporary injunction allowing birthright citizenship to continue. The ruling should go into effect this week on July 17, seven days from when it was issued, to give the Trump administration time to file an appeal. Read more: wgme.com/news/local/i...

We Are All America's National Refugee Advocacy Days are back Sept. 8th-12th! This is your chance to grow your advocacy skills, share your story, and help shape policies that keep our communities safe 📝 Sign up by July 31: bit.ly/advocacy2025