Posts in Public Comment
ILAP Public Comment: Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Biographic Information (for Deferred Action)

ILAP submits a public comment objecting to the Trump administration’s decision to end protection from deportation and access to work permits for abused, neglected, or abandoned children with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status while they wait on their pending cases.

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ILAP Public Comment: General Assistance Proposed Rule #26

ILAP submits a public comment commending Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) on proposal for mandatory training for General Assistance administrators. ILAP also provided recommendations for training topics to ensure immigrants receive trauma-informed and culturally competent assistance.

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ILAP Public Comment: Proposed Rules for Law Enforcement Collection of Traffic Stop Data to Eliminate Profiling

ILAP submits a public comment to the Office of the Maine Attorney General, highlighting the importance of collecting data about immigration enforcement involvement during traffic stops to analyze the impact of racial profiling on immigrant communities in Maine.

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