ILAP releases statement on Biden Administration first 100 days in office

ILAP is pleased to see immediate action by the Biden Administration, including ending the Trump-era public charge wealth test and introducing the US Citizenship Act. However, there is still urgent action needed to reverse anti-asylum policies and end the criminalization of immigrants.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineApril 30, 2021Advocacy, Policy, Border, Asylum, Travel Ban

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 908: An Act To Protect Maine Residents and Organizations from Unreasonable and Illegal Surveillance, Monitoring or Tracking

ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 908: An Act To Protect Maine Residents and Organizations from Unreasonable and Illegal Surveillance, Monitoring or Tracking, before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineApril 29, 2021Advocacy, Testimony

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1533, An Act To Amend the Foreign Credentialing and Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program

ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 1533, An Act To Amend the Foreign Credentialing and Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program, before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineApril 27, 2021Advocacy, Testimony, Work Permit

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 1034, An Act To Provide Funding To Support the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations

ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 1034, An Act To Provide Funding To Support the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations, before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on State and Local Government.

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 718, An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Closing Coverage Gaps in the MaineCare Program and the Children's Health Insurance Program

ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 718, An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Closing Coverage Gaps in the MaineCare Program and the Children's Health Insurance Program, before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bridging the Justice Gap in Maine: Now is the Time to Invest in Civil Legal Aid

In this fact sheet, the Justice Action Group calls on the Maine legislature to take steps to fulfill the promise of equal justice by investing more in civil legal aid services throughout the state.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy BackgrounderILAP MaineApril 12, 2021Advocacy, Legislature

Immigrant rights groups sue ICE for information about detention activities In Maine

ILAP, along with the ACLU of Maine and the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law, are suing ICE for information about its detention activities in Maine.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineMarch 3, 2021Advocacy, ICE

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 320: An Act To Provide the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Improve Due Process for Juveniles

ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 320: An Act To Provide the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Improve Due Process for Juveniles, before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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