MIRC Members Endorse Maine Office of New Americans

The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (MIRC) sends a letter from its 100+ member organizations in support of the plan to create and fund an Office of New Americans in Maine.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineFebruary 23, 2024Maine Legislature, Office of New Americans

ILAP Public Comment: TANF Rule #118P – Noncitizen Language

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).

Advocacy in Action, Public CommentILAP MaineFebruary 12, 2024Advocacy, Benefits, Asylum, Language Access

ILAP Speaks Out Against Politicization of Asylum Seekers

ILAP remains steadfast that trading the rights and lives of asylum seekers for one-time foreign aid is categorically unacceptable.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineFebruary 5, 2024Asylum, Federal

ILAP Testimony in Support of LD 2167: An Act to Develop Maine’s Economy and Strengthen Its Workforce by Establishing an Office of New Americans

Policy Director Lisa Parisio testifies before the State and Local Government Committee in support of a bill to establish Maine’s Office of New Americans.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineJanuary 30, 2024Advocacy, Testimony, Work Permit

260+ organizations nationwide urge White House and Congress to oppose anti-immigrant policies in supplemental funding negotiations

ILAP 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.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineDecember 15, 2023Asylum

Coalition Letter re: USCIS Denial of Language Access to Affirmative Asylum Applicants

ILAP 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.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineNovember 30, 2023Language Access, Asylum

Joint Letter to Biden Administration Urging Safeguarding of U.S. Asylum Protections

ILAP 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.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineNovember 9, 2023Asylum

Supporting an Expanded Work Permit Automatic Extension

ILAP 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.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineSeptember 26, 2023Asylum, Work Permit

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