Deportations in Maine

More than 50,000 migrants are being held in detention nationwide as part of the Trump administrations mass deportation goals. And the numbers are projected to rise rapidly with the new funding boost for ICE. We examine what has been happening in Maine since January in terms of arrests, detentions, and deportations. Who is being targeted by law enforcement, how many in Maine are affected, and what legal questions are being raised?

Featuring Melissa Brennan, co-legal director of ILAP, as a panelist.

Read the full article here: ICE arrests in Maine are up 50% since Trump took office, according to new data

ICE has arrested about 100 people in Maine since Trump took office, according to statistics released by the Deportation Data Project that shine new light on the agency's operations. That's a roughly 50% increase in the average daily arrest rate, compared to 2024.

Read the full article here:Hundreds of Haitian immigrants in Maine could lose legal protections under Trump administration rule:

President Trump's efforts to terminate legal protections for Haitians in the U.S. could impact hundreds of people in Maine, according to immigrant rights groups.

ILAP is also among five community organizations to receive grants from Bates College's Harward Center for Community Partnerships to support work with immigrant communities

This year, the Harward Center awarded grants of $16,322.50 to five community organizations that support refugees and asylum seekers: Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Asylum Seekers Resettlement Program, St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, and Trinity Jubilee Center.

Policy Director Lisa Parisio discusses the insidious pattern of minor traffic stops resulting in immigration arrests

Luis, an Ecuadorian asylum seeker who owns a contracting company in Maine, said he was on his way to a job in the town of Oxford in early April when he was involved in a minor traffic accident.

Luis, who asked to be identified only by his first name given his ongoing immigration case, said an Oxford police officer checked his license and insurance information, and asked for the address of the jobsite he was headed to.

ILAP provides testimony before Maine Legislature's Judiciary Committee

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.

Immigrant workers to come forward to report abuse and unsafe working conditions.

Co-Legal Director Alice Kopij highlights the courage it takes for immigrant workers to come forward to report abuse and unsafe working conditions.

Policy Director Lisa Parisio discusses the spike in immigration enforcement in Maine

Policy Director Lisa Parisio discusses the spike in immigration enforcement in Maine, sharing that ILAP has seen at least ten cases involving people who have been detained despite being in lawful immigration processes with valid work permits and no criminal history.

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