Maine Voices: After heroic journey, asylum seekers face harrowing trip through our immigration system

ILAP Executive Director Sue Roche is published in the Portland Press Herald’s Maine Voices column with a call to action to bring due process and access to justice to our immigration system.

Press Mentions, Advocacy in ActionGuest UserJune 22, 2019Asylum, Advocacy

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1589: An Act To Protect the Liberty of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Maine and Opposition to LD1449: An Act To Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law

ILAP strongly supports LD 1589, a bill to protect the liberty of immigrants and asylum seekers in Maine, and opposes LD 1449, a bill to facilitate compliance with federal immigration law by state and local government entities. This testimony is from a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on May 22, 2019.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyGuest UserMay 22, 2019Advocacy, Policy, Enforcement

ILAP Testimony in Support of the City of Portland Community Support Fund and Overflow Shelter Funding

ILAP strongly supports the restoration of funding to the Community Support Fund and overflow shelter in the FY19-20 City of Portland budget. This testimony is from a hearing before the Portland City Council on May 20, 2019.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyGuest UserMay 20, 2019Advocacy, Policy, Asylum, Benefits

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1475: An Act To Eliminate Profiling in Maine

ILAP strongly supports LD 1475, a bill to eliminate profiling in Maine. This testimony is from a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2019.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyGuest UserMay 13, 2019Advocacy, Policy, Racial Profiling

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1596: An Act To Enhance the Long-term Stability of Certain At-Risk Youth

ILAP strongly supports LD 1596, a bill to enhance the long-term stability of certain at-risk youth. This testimony is from a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on May 8, 2019.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyGuest UserMay 8, 2019Advocacy, Policy, SIJS, Youth

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1317: An Act To Restore Services To Help Certain Noncitizens Meet Their Basic Needs

ILAP strongly supports LD 1317, a bill to restore services to help certain noncitizens meet their basic needs. This testimony is from a hearing before the Health and Human Services Committee on April 12, 2019.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyGuest UserApril 12, 2019Advocacy, Policy, Benefits

ILAP Statement on Family Separation and Detention

The President signed an Executive Order (EO) today in response to the MASSIVE outcry of people like you who are horrified and angered by the unprecedented separation of children from their parents at the border. You should sit with that for a moment. Our voices DO matter.

Advocacy in Action, Press ReleaseGuest UserJune 20, 2018Family Separation, Border

ILAP's DREAM Act Sign-On Letter

The Dream Act was introduced last summer with bipartisan support. There is a push to get Congress to pass the Dream Act before January 19, 2018, by which Congress has to pass a new budget bill. ILAP is advocating for a “clean” Dream Act, meaning that there is nothing attached to it (like funding for a border wall or additional enforcement provisions). ILAP sent a sign-on letter to each member of the Maine congressional delegation, urging them to act swiftly on behalf of Dreamers. 34 organizations and groups signed on.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterGuest UserJanuary 24, 2018DACA

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