ILAP unequivocally condemns the passage of the reconciliation budget bill. The bill contains cruel, sweeping changes to the humanitarian immigration system and approximately $170 billion dollars for mass deportation and enforcement policies, paid for by slashing social safety net programs for low-income people across the country.
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The governor postponed her decision on a bill restricting local authorities from carrying out federal immigration enforcement until next year. Meanwhile, daily U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest rates have doubled in Maine since President Donald Trump took office, new data show.
The first time I saw the American flag, I was nine years old. My family and I were at the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, preparing to return to Afghanistan after years of fleeing the Taliban and living in exile.
Read MoreHere is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
Read MoreILAP submits a public comment to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court regarding the proposed requirement to collect immigration information as part of family-related cases in District Court.
Read MoreHere is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
Read MoreILAP 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 MorePolicy Director Lisa Parisio testifies before the Judiciary Committee in support of a bill to prohibit formal agreements between local law enforcement and ICE.
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