ILAP submits a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Family Independence recommending changes to the Public Assistance Manual to ensure all eligible noncitizens can access and understand critical Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Read MoreILAP remains steadfast that trading the rights and lives of asylum seekers for one-time foreign aid is categorically unacceptable.
Read MorePolicy Director Lisa Parisio testifies before the State and Local Government Committee in support of a bill to establish Maine’s Office of New Americans.
Read MoreILAP joins 263 organizations calling on the Biden administration and Congress to firmly reject all anti-immigrant policies in funding negotiations, including proposals to further restrict asylum, expand expedited removal, detain families, and revive Title 42.
Read MoreILAP calls for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to continue providing interpreters at asylum interviews for non-English speakers who cannot find or afford their own interpreters.
Read MoreILAP joins Human Rights First and others in denouncing proposals seeking to eliminate or reduce asylum protections. The joint letter urges the Biden administration to fulfill its promise of restoring the U.S. asylum system.
Read MoreILAP joins the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) in calling for immediate action to expand the automatic extension of work authorization for immigrants with pending work permit renewal applications.
Read MoreThe Women’s Refugee Commission releases a report featuring New York City and Portland, Maine about supporting people seeking asylum. ILAP's Senior Project Attorney Catherine N. Lindgren and Immigrant Children’s Project Attorney Maggie Loeffelholz were interviewed for the report.
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