The Golden Door: March 2024

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

The Golden Door, ILAP NewsILAP MaineMarch 29, 2024Detention, Deportation, Immigration Court, TPS, Maine Legislature, Civil Legal Aid, Call to Action, Taxes, Legal Resources, Election, Event, Community Partners, Community Education

The Golden Door: January 2023

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

The Golden Door, ILAP NewsILAP MaineJanuary 31, 2023Asylum, Border, Refugee, Resettlement, Labor Rights, TPS, Hiring, Immigration Court, Trafficking, Support, Community Partners

The Golden Door: July 2022

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

The Golden Door, ILAP NewsILAP MaineJuly 29, 2022Humanitarian, Border, TPS, Advocacy, Healthcare, Asylum, Community Partners, Immigration Court, Impact Litigation, Support

Report: Boston Asylum Office violates rights of asylum seekers

ILAP joined Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC), Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP), ACLU of Maine (ACLU), and Dr. Basileus Zeno to publish a report, Lives in Limbo: How the Boston Asylum Office Fails Asylum Seekers, that uncovers the injustices of the Boston Asylum Office and provides a window into the systemic problems within the immigration system at large.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy ReportILAP MaineMarch 23, 2022Advocacy, Asylum, Immigration Court

The Golden Door: February 2022

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

The Golden Door, ILAP NewsILAP MaineFebruary 28, 2022Legislature, Asylum, Work Permit, Public Charge, Public Comment, Immigration Court, Community Partners, Call to Action

The Golden Door: January 2022

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

The Golden Door, ILAP NewsILAP MaineJanuary 28, 2022New Administration, Advocacy, Call to Action, Legislature, Self-Help Guide, Immigration Court, Community Partners, Humanitarian

Important information for people with upcoming hearings in immigration court

ILAP releases an announcement about the mass rescheduling of cases in immigration court, affecting everyone with immigration court cases in January who are not currently detained and who do not have a lawyer. Read more…

Press MentionsILAP MaineJanuary 10, 2022Immigration Court, COVID-19

The Golden Door: November 2021

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

The Golden Door, ILAP NewsILAP MaineNovember 30, 2021Call to Action, Citizenship, Community Partners, Advocacy, Work Permit, Immigration Court, Fundraising, Community-Centric Fundraising