ILAP Maine

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WELCOME! The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) provides free and low-cost immigration information and legal assistance to low-income Maine residents. ILAP helps Maine’s immigrants keep their families together, gain protection from persecution and domestic violence, attain residency and work authorization, and become proud U.S. citizens. ILAP builds stable families and improved opportunities, allowing Maine’s immigrants to contribute to their communities for generations to come. ILAP is proud to uphold our nation’s immigrant tradition.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/EVENTS

More than 100 runners registered for the first annual ILAP'd a 5K Road Race on Sunday, June 27, 2010 in Portland.

5/2/2010
500 hundred people came out on May 1st in Portland to march and rally in support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and to say that we won't let Maine pass an Arizona SB1070 type law here. Thanks to all those who joined us there!

4/2010
Thanks to all who attended CeleSoirée 6 to celebrate immigration and to support ILAP's work! »

12/2009
ILAP honors its 2009 Volunteers »

LATEST NEWS

7/15/2010
Temporary Protected Status for nationals of El Salvador has been extended through March 9, 2012.The 60-day period for re-registering for TPS El Salvador runs July 9, 2010 - September 7, 2010. Contact ILAP for more information.
El Estatus Protegido Temporal (TPS por sus siglas en inglés) para los salvadoreños será prorrogado hasta el 9 de marzo, 2012. El período de 60 días en que uno puede registrar de nuevo para TPS salvadoreño será desde el 9 de julio hasta el 7 de septiembre 2010 (la fecha límite para aplicar siendo el 7 de spetiembre). Comuníquese con ILAP para más información.

7/15/2010
The registration period for Temporary Protected Status for eligible nationals of Haiti was set to expire on July 20, 2010. It has been extended to January 18, 2011.

3/21/2010: ILAP joined 150,000 others to march for Immigration Reform in Washington DC. Now that healthcare has been voted on , the fight for immigration reform finally begins!

12/2009
Maine Driver's License Alert: On December 1, 2009, Maine's BMV will begin using the federal SAVE database to verify immigration status, which will likely lead to many erroneous driver's license denials »

11/2009
Advocacy victory! Controversial and expensive HPV vaccine will no longer be required of 11-26 year old females applying for residency, as of 12.14.09. More »