Sue Roche with the Maine Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project said the law helps ensure that local police resources aren’t being used to carry out federal immigration enforcement.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree visited the facility on Monday, citing at least three complaints since the Trump administration began, in which individuals were prevented from having legal counsel during appointments. Pingree toured the facility alongside Melissa Brennan, a lawyer with Maine’s Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP).
"These check-ins, once considered routine, have become increasingly high-stakes under current immigration policies," said Brennan, who claimed one of her clients was forced to attend his appointment alone after she was denied entry.
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The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project’s (ILAP) executive director, Sue Roche, issued this statement on Pingree’s Sept. 22 oversight letter regarding the Scarborough ICE facility.
“ILAP clients have been denied their right to have their attorneys join them at appointments at the ICE Scarborough facility multiple times over the past months. These have included check-in appointments for people who are in immigration court proceedings," Roche wrote. "In the current environment, with the federal government flagrantly disregarding due process and attempting to indiscriminately deport as many people as they can, having your attorney by your side during any ICE appointment is beyond critical."
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Executive Director Sue Roche discusses changes to immigration policy on a panel during this year’s 5th annual Black History Month Community Wellness Fair, hosted by Cross Cultural Community Services.
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ILAP’s weekly summary of key immigration law and policy developments and an action alert to demand access to immigration legal help for unaccompanied kids.
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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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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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Maine Justice Foundation marks Juneteenth and highlights their Racial Justice Fund. ILAP is among the current Fund’s grantees, having received funding to launch our paid Racial Justice Fellowship Program for law students who identify as immigrants or have lived immigrant experience.
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