The Biden administration announced it will be finalizing a rule automatically extending work permits for certain noncitizens. ILAP applauds Maine Governor Mills, Representative Pingree, and Senator King for successfully advocating for this urgently needed change to protect Maine businesses and immigrant workers.
Read MoreILAP joins partners across the country in condemning the Biden Administration’s final rule that effectively blocks access to asylum. The rule endangers the lives of people seeking safety and flies in the face of U.S. law and international treaties.
Read MoreILAP enthusiastically applauds Secretary Mayorkas’ decision to extend and redesignate TPS for Haiti , a life-saving decision that will protect more than 520,000 people from deadly and devolving conditions in Haiti.
Read MoreILAP celebrates the Biden administration’s actions to create new pathways to citizenship for mixed status families and remove barriers to employment for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
Read MoreILAP strongly condemns the Biden administration’s plan to effectively close the border to asylum seekers and calls on President Biden to focus instead on policies that respect and protect the lives of asylum seekers.
Read MoreILAP remains steadfast in our support of asylum seekers and the legal right to seek asylum, rejecting the Biden administration’s most recent attempt to erode access to justice for those seeking protection.
Read MoreILAP announces our annual Volunteer and Community Partner Awards and shares gratitude for our wide network of volunteers, organizations, businesses, and advocates.
Read MoreILAP remains steadfast that trading the rights and lives of asylum seekers for one-time foreign aid is categorically unacceptable.
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