The Golden Door: June 2025

Here is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.

ILAP Public Comment: Proposed Maine Rules of Family Procedure to Govern Family-Related Cases in the District Court in Place of the Rules of Civil Procedure

ILAP 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.

The Golden Door: May 2025

Here is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.

ILAP provides testimony in support of bills aimed at protecting Maine’s resources from being used for the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda

ILAP 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.

Press MentionsContact@ ILAP MaineMay 20, 2025Enforcement, ICE, Immigration Policy, Detention

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1259: An Act to Enhance Public Safety in Maine by Defining the Relationship Between Local and Federal Law Enforcement

Policy Director Lisa Parisio testifies before the Judiciary Committee in support of a bill to prohibit formal agreements between local law enforcement and ICE.

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1971: An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State & Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities

Policy Director Lisa Parisio testifies before the Judiciary Committee in support of a bill to enact guardrails protecting due process rights for immigrants and all community members.

ILAP Community Update: May 16

ILAP’s weekly summary of key immigration law and policy developments and an action alert to speak out against Congress funding authoritarianism in the U.S.

The Golden Door: April 2025

Here is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.

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