An interview with ILAP Board member Arnie Macdonald was featured in Portland Stage's PlayNotes for their production of Last Ship to Proxima Centauri. Arnie spoke about ILAP's work, his experience as a pro bono panel member, and Maine's immigrant communities. Read more…
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Senior Project Attorney Jennifer Bailey joins other local leaders on Maine Public Radio’s Maine Calling program to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the many newly arrived families in Maine who are pursuing asylum. Read more…
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ILAP signed on to a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advocating for the creation of an Afghan Parole Program for Afghans in need of immediate protection. Read more…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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