News Center Maine reports on ILAP’s collaborative effort with Preble Street and Pine Tree Legal Assistance to increase services and support for people experiencing trafficking in Maine, thanks to an infusion of funds from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
Read MoreSenior Policy and Outreach Attorney Lisa Parisio discusses the recent extension and re-designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia and the benefits of TPS as a form of protection for people impacted by the global climate crisis.
Read MoreMaine Public’s News Connect highlights ILAP’s concerns about the Biden administration’s new plan for processing asylum claims, which includes expanding Title 42, among other news for immigrant community members. The broadcast is available in French, Spanish, Somali, Portuguese, and English.
Read MoreExecutive Director Sue Roche talks about the impact of a federal law restricting asylum seekers’ ability to work for six or more months after arriving in the U.S. and the resilience of asylum seekers in Maine.
Read MoreILAP signs onto a letter calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to speed up work permit processing and address the inefficiencies and inequities in access to work authorization for asylum seekers.
Read MoreILAP signs onto a letter from the Haitian Bridge Alliance and 280+ other organizations calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize protections for Haitian immigrants.
Read MoreILAP joins 130+ organizations in calling on the Biden Administration to include immigrants in pardons for marijuana convictions and ensure their protection from immigration consequences.
Read MoreILAP joins more than 100 organizations in condemning the life-threatening decision to expand Title 42 expulsions of Venezuelans at the border in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas.
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