ILAP unequivocally condemns proposals like Senator Collins’ that would address resource issues by denying humanitarian protection and forcing vulnerable people into even more dangerous situations.
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In a letter to the Biden administration, ILAP and 170+ organizations call for an end to all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention contracts expiring in 2023.
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ILAP joins 170+ organizations to call for an extension on the public comment period for the proposed asylum ban, recommending at least 60 days.
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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.
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ILAP condemns the Biden administration’s latest plan to gut the asylum system, modeled on Trump-era proposals the courts already found illegal.
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ILAP joined nearly 300 organizations across the country in condemning the Biden administration’s proposed inhumane asylum ban.
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ILAP welcomes the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it is designating Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.
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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.
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