ILAP applauds the long-awaited end to Title 42, but strongly opposes the new asylum ban to be implemented in its place that will deny access to asylum and continue the harms of Title 42, leaving the most vulnerable people trapped in dangerous situations.
Read MoreILAP and our partners release an overview of the House’s proposed Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023, including the benefits of this bill, why it’s needed, and how it’s different from the Senate version.
Read MoreILAP stands with migrant workers in Maine and beyond and believes that working people in exploitative situations should be protected, not criminalized.
Read MoreILAP joins the #DED4DACA Campaign to urge the Biden administration to grant Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to DACA-eligible individuals as a means of permanent protection.
Read MoreSenior Policy and Outreach Attorney Lisa Parisio submits testimony in support of LD 199: An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Removing Exclusions to the MaineCare Program to the the Health and Human Services Committee.
Read MoreILAP submits a public comment strongly opposing the Biden administration’s plan to implement a new, deadly asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreExecutive Director Sue Roche testifies in support of LD 564: An Act to Improve Access to Civil Legal Services before the Judiciary Committee.
Read MoreILAP joins over 380 organizations in writing to the Biden administration to express grave concern over their consideration to reinstate the inhumane and cruel practice of family detention.
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