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Ruben Torres, Advocacy and Policy Manager, smiling in professional clothing

Advocacy Update

Dear MIRC Community, Welcome to Friday and to March! Before we say goodbye to February completely, take one last look at it. Did you notice that it fit perfectly on the calendar? In the Gregorian calendar, the phenomenon occurs every six years or eleven years following a 6-11-11, 11-6-11, or an 11-11-6 sequence until the

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News headlines and community defense updates from Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition in MIRC News & Action

MIRC News & Action #7

Click to see full newsletter and join our mailing list. Making headlines, defending communities Over the past month, our communities — our coalition members and partners, our families and friends — have been under attack by the unnatural disaster of reckless immigration enforcement in Maine. In response to this terror-like campaign by federal agencies, which

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Federal agents detain 17 workers in Skowhegan raid at Backyard Farms, Maine

Major Immigration Enforcement Raid at Skowhegan-area Farm This Morning

For Immediate Release February 10, 2026 Skowhegan, Maine — Multiple reports are confirming that at 5 AM, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents conducted a raid of a bus transporting workers. This raid occurred near a housing area for farmworkers employed at nearby Backyard Farms. Witnesses reported 17-19 people arrested, including a U.S. citizen. The incident was

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Protesters with "NO ICE 4 ME" signs and MLK Jr. nonviolence quote advocating immigrant rights and community action

MIRC News & Action #6

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER Carrying the courage of King "We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now." ~MLK Jr. There couldn't have come a better time for Mainers to be reflecting on — and gaining courage from — the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who is honored today.

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Advocacy Update

Dear MIRC Community, Welcome to Friday!  Welcome back to our editions of MIRCs Adovcacy Update. For those of you who are new to our newsletter updates, welcome!! We are so excited to have you join us as we navigate through the news that impacts immigration and the different ways it impacts us here in Maine.

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