ILAP and the ACLU of Maine have each filed separate habeas corpus petitions in federal court, challenging the detention of their individual clients by federal immigration authorities. Executive Director Sue Roche highlights the importance of a related bill currently being considered by the Maine Legislature.
Read MoreILAP was among those to provide testimony before Maine Legislature's Judiciary Committee in strong support of two bills aimed at protecting Maine’s resources from being used for the Trump administration’s inhumane mass deportation agenda.
Read MoreILAP was among those to provide testimony before Maine Legislature's Judiciary Committee in strong support of two bills aimed at protecting Maine’s resources from being used for the Trump administration’s inhumane mass deportation agenda.
Read MoreCo-Legal Director Melissa Brennan describes the "needless, abject cruelty" in the case of Lewiston teenager Jose Adalberto Herrera who has spent two months and counting at a detention center hundreds of miles away as a result of a traffic stop in Maine.
Read MoreCo-Legal Director Alice Kopij highlights the courage it takes for immigrant workers to come forward to report abuse and unsafe working conditions.
Read MorePolicy Director Lisa Parisio discusses the spike in immigration enforcement in Maine, sharing that ILAP has seen at least ten cases involving people who have been detained despite being in lawful immigration processes with valid work permits and no criminal history.
Read MoreMaine residents and immigrant rights organizations express opposition to the new Wells Police Department’s contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Read MoreExecutive Director Sue Roche speaks about the Trump administration's blatant disregard for the law and due process, including in the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
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