The Golden Door: January 2024

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

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 2167: An Act to Develop Maine’s Economy and Strengthen Its Workforce by Establishing an Office of New Americans

Policy Director Lisa Parisio testifies before the State and Local Government Committee in support of a bill to establish Maine’s Office of New Americans.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineJanuary 30, 2024Advocacy, Testimony, Work Permit

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 199: An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Removing Exclusions to the MaineCare Program

Senior Policy and Outreach Attorney Lisa Parisio submits testimony in support of LD 199: An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Removing Exclusions to the MaineCare Program to the the Health and Human Services Committee.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineMarch 24, 2023Advocacy, Testimony, Healthcare, COVID-19

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 564: An Act to Improve Access to Civil Legal Services

Executive Director Sue Roche testifies in support of LD 564: An Act to Improve Access to Civil Legal Services before the Judiciary Committee.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineMarch 21, 2023Advocacy, Testimony

ILAP Testimony in Support of Proposed Amendment to LD 1999: An Act to Require Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies

Executive Director Sue Roche, Esq. testified in Support of Proposed Amendment to LD 1999: An Act to Require Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies, before the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

ILAP Testimony in Support of Part JJ of the Supplemental Budget (LD 1995)

Executive Director Sue Roche, Esq. testified in support of Part JJ of the Supplemental Budget (LD 1995) to increase funding for civil legal aid before the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineMarch 4, 2022Advocacy, Testimony

2021 Maine Legislative Session: ILAP's Wrap Up

ILAP was proud to join advocacy efforts that were instrumental to systemic changes at the state level to improve laws and policies that affect all immigrants in Maine.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineAugust 5, 2021Advocacy, Legislature, Testimony

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1651: An Act To Support Working Families through Outreach and Education about Tax Credits for Persons of Low Income

ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 1561: An Act To Support Working Families through Outreach and Education about Tax Credits for Persons of Low Income before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Taxation.

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