Important information for people with upcoming hearings in immigration court

ILAP releases an announcement about the mass rescheduling of cases in immigration court, affecting everyone with immigration court cases in January who are not currently detained and who do not have a lawyer. Read more…

Press MentionsILAP MaineJanuary 10, 2022Immigration Court, COVID-19

Maine Voices: Afghan allies with Maine ties have been left for dead – now what?

Afghanistan Project Attorney Catherine Lindgren writes a powerful op-ed in the Portland Press Herald about the ways in which the U.S. government has failed to protect Afghan allies and calls for immediate action to provide immigration options for those still facing danger in Afghanistan. Read more…

Press MentionsILAP MaineJanuary 5, 2022Humanitarian, Resettlement, Advocacy

Our View: Public deserves to know reason for low asylum approval rates

ILAP and our partners at the ACLU of Maine and the University of Maine’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic are pursuing a lawsuit against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to uncover why the USCIS Boston office is denying asylum cases at a rate far higher than the national average. Read more…

Press MentionsILAP MaineDecember 29, 2021Asylum, Lawsuit, Impact Litigation

Relatives of Mainers in harm’s way in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Project Attorney Catherine Lindgren talks with Amjambo Africa about the dire situation in Afghanistan and the need for the U.S. government to do more to protect those endangered by this humanitarian crisis. Read more…

Press MentionsILAP MaineDecember 28, 2021Humanitarian, Resettlement

ACLU of Maine takes legal action against Boston immigration office over denied Asylum applications

ILAP and our partners at the ACLU of Maine and the University of Maine’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic are pursuing a lawsuit against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to uncover why the USCIS Boston office is denying asylum cases at a rate far higher than the national average. Read more…

Press MentionsILAP MaineDecember 27, 2021Asylum, Impact Litigation, Lawsuit

Immigrant legal groups from Maine sue federal government over low asylum approval rates

ILAP and our partners at the ACLU of Maine and the University of Maine’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic are pursuing a lawsuit against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to uncover why the USCIS Boston office is denying asylum cases at a rate far higher than the national average. Read more…

Press MentionsILAP MaineDecember 24, 2021Asylum, Impact Litigation, Lawsuit