Analysis on Senator Collins’ Ineffective Legislation on Work Permits for Asylum Seekers

Senators Collins and Sinema re-introduced the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act in the Senate earlier this month, but against ILAP’s urging, added a new, counterproductive provision.

Advocacy Backgrounder, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineFebruary 28, 2023Asylum, Work Permit

ILAP Condemns Biden Asylum Ban, Calls for a Just and Humane Asylum System

ILAP condemns the Biden administration’s latest plan to gut the asylum system, modeled on Trump-era proposals the courts already found illegal.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineFebruary 27, 2023Advocacy, Asylum, Public Comment

Rights Groups Oppose Biden Plan to Resurrect Asylum Bans

ILAP joined nearly 300 organizations across the country in condemning the Biden administration’s proposed inhumane asylum ban.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineJanuary 31, 2023Asylum, Border

ILAP Welcomes Temporary Protected Status Designation for Ethiopia

ILAP welcomes the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it is designating Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineOctober 21, 2022TPS, Advocacy

Request for New England Members of Congress to Engage USCIS Directly on Bias in the Boston Asylum Office

ILAP and our co-authors lead a letter endorsed by more than 40 organizations and law firms, to New England members of Congress, calling for more oversight on bias and lack of access to asylum at the Boston Asylum Office, as documented in our Lives in Limbo report.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineOctober 17, 2022Asylum, Advocacy, USCIS, Racism

ILAP Welcomes Bipartisan Introduction of Afghan Adjustment Act: Swift Passage Is Critical To Safeguarding Afghan Evacuees and Honoring America’s Promise to Our Allies

ILAP welcomes the bipartisan introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act in both chambers of Congress. We call on Congress to pass this critical piece of legislation to safeguard the futures of Afghan evacuees and honor our country’s commitments to Afghans and our veterans.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineAugust 9, 2022Humanitarian, Advocacy

ILAP Congratulates Staff Attorney Catherine N. Lindgren on National Award for work on Afghan Response Task Force

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recognizes AILA Afghan Response Task Force, including ILAP’s Catherine N. Lindgren, with the 2022 Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award for outstanding efforts in providing pro bono representation in the immigration field.

ILAP Welcomes SCOTUS Decision Allowing Administration to End Remain in Mexico, Calls for Immediate and Comprehensive Action For Asylum and Human Rights

ILAP responds to the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the Biden Administration to end the Remain in Mexico program, a senseless and racist border policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico while trying to exercise their right to seek asylum in the U.S.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineJune 30, 2022Asylum, Border

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