Portland, Maine’s ‘Bring Them On’ Migrant Policy Forces Nearby Town To Consider Turning Churches, Homes Into Homeless Shelters

Experts are blaming part of the problem on ‘very progressive’ Mayor Ethan Strimling’s push for ‘sanctuary jurisdiction.’

AP/Elise Amendola
A migrant family at the Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, in 2019. AP/Elise Amendola

A Maine city’s proposal to turn private homes and churches into migrant shelters is a symptom of the state’s larger homeless epidemic, as towns grapple with the result of “sanctuary” policies from Democratic leaders, experts say. 

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