After six months in immigrant detention, 19-year-old Portland resident to be released

By: Lauren McCauley

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 501

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old asylum seeker and Portland resident, will be released this week from an immigration detention center in Texas where federal authorities held her for six months, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree’s office announced Wednesday evening.

The announcement of her release came hours after Pingree and other Democratic members of Congress visited U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Dilley Immigration Processing Center and described the conditions as inhumane.

After learning about her imminent release, …

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