ILAP is deeply disappointed in the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling that citizenship cannot be included in the budget reconciliation process. This is a setback, but not the end. Our elected representatives must do everything in their power to ensure the inclusion of pathways to citizenship this year.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 1478: An Act To Decriminalize Homelessness, before the Maine Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
Read MoreILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 1585: An Act To Increase Privacy and Security by Prohibiting the Use of Facial Surveillance by Certain Government Employees and Officials, before the Maine Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
Read MoreILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in opposition to LD 1340: An Act To Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws, before the Maine Legislature’s Committee On State and Local Government.
Read MoreILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 967: An Act To Make Possession of Scheduled Drugs for Personal Use a Civil Penalty, before the Maine Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
Read MoreILAP 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.
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