ILAP signs onto a letter led by African Communities Together and Congolese community leaders across the U.S. calling for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief designation for the Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating widespread violence, environmental disasters, and humanitarian emergencies in the country.
Read MoreILAP joins the Haitian Bridge Alliance and 480 other organizations calling for the extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and an indefinite moratorium on deportation flights to Haiti amid a life-threatening humanitarian crisis.
Read MoreIn this fact sheet, the Justice Action Group calls on the Maine legislature to take steps to fulfill the promise of equal justice by investing more in civil legal aid services throughout the state.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
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