The Golden Door: April 2024

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

Letter: Providing Equitable Access to Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers and Parolees

ILAP signs onto a letter calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to speed up work permit processing and address the inefficiencies and inequities in access to work authorization for asylum seekers.

Press MentionsILAP MaineDecember 15, 2022Asylum, Advocacy, Sign On Letter, Work Permit

Letter from Human Rights Groups to US President Joe Biden

ILAP signs onto a letter from the Haitian Bridge Alliance and 280+ other organizations calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize protections for Haitian immigrants.

Press MentionsILAP MaineNovember 4, 2022Advocacy, Border, Asylum, Sign On Letter

Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge Biden to Include Immigrants in Marijuana Pardons

ILAP joins 130+ organizations in calling on the Biden Administration to include immigrants in pardons for marijuana convictions and ensure their protection from immigration consequences.

Press MentionsILAP MaineNovember 4, 2022Advocacy, Marijuana, Sign On Letter

Letter from Human Rights Groups to US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas Responding to the Expansion of the Title 42 Expulsions for Venezuelans

ILAP joins more than 100 organizations in condemning the life-threatening decision to expand Title 42 expulsions of Venezuelans at the border in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas.

Press MentionsILAP MaineOctober 17, 2022Advocacy, Border, Sign On Letter

Immigrant Rights Organizations Urge the Biden Administration to Take Immediate Action to Prevent Further Harm under Remain in Mexico Following the Supreme Court Decision

ILAP joins over 100 organization in calling on the Biden administration to take immediate action to wind down the Remain in Mexico policy and begin restoring due process for people seeking asylum.

Press MentionsILAP MaineJuly 20, 2022Asylum, Border, Sign On Letter, Advocacy

NGO letter opposing T.42 amendments in appropriations

ILAP joins over 200 organizations in writing U.S. House leadership to express strong opposition to the proposed amendments to codify and extend the deadly use of Title 42.

Press MentionsILAP MaineJuly 15, 2022Asylum, Advocacy, Sign On Letter, Border

Immediate Actions to Take on Title 42

Following a ruling blocking the Biden administration’s planned end of Title 42, ILAP signs onto a letter calling for immediate action to restore access to asylum at U.S. borders.

Press MentionsILAP MaineJune 8, 2022Asylum, Advocacy, Sign On Letter, Border

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