On 10th Anniversary of DACA, Mainers Still Wait for Citizenship

Maine immigrant rights groups reflect about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on its 10th anniversary and continue calls for a path to permanent citizenship for DACA recipients and all undocumented people.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineJune 13, 2022DACA, Advocacy, Community Partners

Asylum Report Authors Commend Congress for Calling for Investigation into Boston Asylum Office

ILAP and the other authors of the recently published report, Lives in Limbo: How the Boston Asylum Office Fails Asylum Seekers, commend Congress for calling on the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to immediately investigate bias and the resulting low asylum grant rates in the Boston Asylum Office.

ILAP Public Comment: Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers

ILAP submitted a public comment regarding the Biden administration’s proposed asylum interim final rule, recommending that the rule not be implemented as proposed due to unreasonably rushed timelines, disparities in asylum office grant rates, and concerns about due process.

Advocacy in Action, Public CommentILAP MaineMay 26, 2022Advocacy, Asylum

Urgent Recommendations to Protect Newly Arrived Asylum Seekers in Maine

ILAP joined nearly 80 other local, state, and national organizations to call on all levels of Maine’s government to coordinate an immediate, state-wide response to guarantee housing and services for newly arriving asylum seekers.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineMay 25, 2022Advocacy, Asylum, Community Partners

Report: Boston Asylum Office violates rights of asylum seekers

ILAP joined Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC), Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP), ACLU of Maine (ACLU), and Dr. Basileus Zeno to publish a report, Lives in Limbo: How the Boston Asylum Office Fails Asylum Seekers, that uncovers the injustices of the Boston Asylum Office and provides a window into the systemic problems within the immigration system at large.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy ReportILAP MaineMarch 23, 2022Advocacy, Asylum, Immigration Court

ILAP Testimony in Support of Proposed Amendment to LD 1999: An Act to Require Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies

Executive Director Sue Roche, Esq. testified in Support of Proposed Amendment to LD 1999: An Act to Require Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies, before the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

ILAP Testimony in Support of Part JJ of the Supplemental Budget (LD 1995)

Executive Director Sue Roche, Esq. testified in support of Part JJ of the Supplemental Budget (LD 1995) to increase funding for civil legal aid before the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineMarch 4, 2022Advocacy, Testimony

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 MaineFebruary 7, 2022Advocacy, Legislature

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