In the wake of the death of a United States Navy SEAL Kyle Milliken from Falmouth, who was fighting the terrorist group al-Shabaab in Somalia, Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services Executive Director Rilwan Osman wrote a special editorial for the Lewiston Sun Journal...

MEIRS recently received recognition by the Department of Justice as a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)-accredited agency. We now have staff members who have been trained and BIA accredited to provide legal services to immigrants, refugees, and asylees.  Services...

It is a well-known fact that Maine is the most aged population in the country.  This reality, combined with the fact that many of our youth are leaving the state, makes it imperative to our economic future that we ensure a stable workforce population to provide...

Rilwan Osman, Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services’ Executive Director has been named one of 12 John T. Gorman Fellows for 2017. “The 12 fellows come from across the state and have diverse interests, experiences and skills. Each member works on issues related to the...

“The invitation was from Bates College for Colby anthropologist Catherine Besteman to participate in a panel with Somali Bantu refugees who, in 2006, had started arriving in droves in the down-at-the-heels mill city of Lewiston, Maine. Besteman and her husband, Jorge...