In a lawsuit ILAP filed with the ACLU of Maine, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been ordered to supplement its search on policy records related to their Scarborough facility and detention practices in Maine.
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A federal judge has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release more information about its detention practices in Maine. When the lawsuit was first filed in 2021, ILAP’s legal director at the time Phil Mantis explained why ICE must be held accountable.
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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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Lives in Limbo report co-author Dr. Basileus Zeno discusses the investigation into the Boston Asylum Office by ILAP, University of Maine School of Law Refugee and Human Rights Clinic, and the ACLU of Maine, our report that followed, and his own experiences with the U.S. asylum system.
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ILAP and the other authors of the recently published report, Lives in Limbo: How the Boston Asylum Office Fails Asylum Seekers, commend Congress for calling on the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to immediately investigate bias and the resulting low asylum grant rates in the Boston Asylum Office.
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Executive Director Sue Roche explains the Lives in Limbo report that prompted members of Congress to submit a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General calling for a formal investigation into the Boston Asylum Office.
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Check out ILAP's 2022 Spring Newsletter!
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