ILAP Public Comment: TANF Rule #118P – Noncitizen Language

ILAP submits a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Family Independence recommending changes to the Public Assistance Manual to ensure all eligible noncitizens can access and understand critical Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Advocacy in Action, Public CommentILAP MaineFebruary 12, 2024Advocacy, Benefits, Asylum, Language Access

ILAP Public Comment: Circumvention of Lawful Pathways

ILAP submits a public comment strongly opposing the Biden administration’s plan to implement a new, deadly asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Advocacy in Action, Public CommentILAP MaineMarch 24, 2023Advocacy, Public Comment, Border

ILAP Public Comment: Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers

ILAP submitted a public comment regarding the Biden administration’s proposed asylum interim final rule, recommending that the rule not be implemented as proposed due to unreasonably rushed timelines, disparities in asylum office grant rates, and concerns about due process.