The Golden Door: August 2025

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

The Golden Door, ILAP NewsContact@ ILAP MaineAugust 31, 2025Maine Legislature, Civil Legal Aid, Enforcement, ICE, Advocacy, Youth, SIJS, Testimony, Supreme Court, TPS, Budget, Work Permit, Event, Habeas Corpus, Labor Rights, Deportation, LGBTQ+, Hiring

Yes, asylum seekers wanting to work in Maine are hindered by a federal law

Executive Director Sue Roche talks about the impact of a federal law restricting asylum seekers’ ability to work for six or more months after arriving in the U.S. and the resilience of asylum seekers in Maine.

Press MentionsGuest UserAugust 24, 2025Asylum, Work Permit

The Golden Door: June 2025

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

The Golden Door: May 2025

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

ILAP Decries SCOTUS Decision Allowing Administration to End Venezuela Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 People

The Supreme Court issued a ruling to allow the administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from Venezuela who registered under the 2023 designation. ILAP condemns the decision and calls on Congress to pass legislation to protect Venezuelan TPS holders.

Press Release, Advocacy in Action, ILAP NewsGuest UserMay 21, 2025TPS, Supreme Court, Work Permit

ILAP Decries Trump Administration’s Cruel Revocation of Immigration Status for Current Humanitarian Parolees from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Venezuela

ILAP decries the Trump administration’s announcement that it is terminating the immigration status and corresponding work permits of people currently in the U.S. under the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program.

Press Release, Advocacy in Action, ILAP NewsGuest UserMarch 25, 2025Family Separation, Work Permit, Humanitarian Parole