In a press release on January 31, 2020, advocacy groups that work with immigrants in Maine expressed deep concerns about the U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow the public charge rule to take effect while the legal challenges continue, saying it will hurt the health and well-being of immigrant communities in Maine.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
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