Submit a comment to protect asylum in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security and the Executive Office for Immigration Review posted a proposed regulation that would decimate asylum law and humanitarian protections. Tell the administration why we must preserve the right to asylum. Submit a comment by July 15th, 2020.
***PLEASE NOTE: THIS RULE IS PROPOSED AND NOT IN EFFECT.***
Read MoreTake five minutes and call Maine’s congressional delegation. Tell them that you want them to speak out on behalf of the Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and Security Together (FIRST) Act or similar legislation. Tell them that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must immediately release people from its custody and suspend immigration enforcement in light of the seriousness of the pandemic.
Read MoreSo far, federal COVID-19 relief legislation has left out low- and middle-income immigrant families in devastating ways, including access to healthcare and economic relief. Right now, Congress is crafting the next relief package. Making our voices heard today and next week could make a difference, particularly with the Senate version.
Read MoreILAP is deeply disappointed with the Families First Coronavirus Response and CARES Acts, which left low- and middle-income immigrant families out of our nation’s recovery plans. COVID-19 does not discriminate, and neither should our public health and economic stimulus policies.
Read MoreDespite stay-at-home orders in many cities and states, immigration courts are still open for in-person detained cases when technology could be used instead. Moreover, half of those detained by ICE are being held for only civil immigration violations, and ICE is refusing to use its broad discretion to release individuals from its custody.
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