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
12/2009
ILAP honors its 2009 Volunteers »
11/7/2009
Save the Date for CeleSoirée 6 on March 26, 2010! »
LATEST NEWS
1/21/2010
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians living in the U.S.: The U.S. government will allow certain Haitians already living in the U.S. on January 12, 2010 to apply for 18 months of protected status »
12/1/2009
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 »
11/14/2009
ILAP's Fall 2009 Immigrant BEACON newsletter is now available. Read it here. »