2014

  • ILAP staff traveled to Washington D.C. with the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s New England Chapter for the annual National Day of Action.

  • Due in part to advocacy by the Asylum Seekers Working Group, which ILAP is a member, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services open a Boston Asylum Office with jurisdiction over Maine cases.

  • ILAP begins to see an increase in the number of unaccompanied minors seeking immigration legal assistance.

  • ILAP celebrates Andi Summer becoming a fully accredited representative approved by the Department of Justice to represent clients before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which includes the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).

  • ILAP participates in #GivingTuesday for the first time.

Sarah Barton