ILAP was among the Maine organizations to receive funding through the Maine Community Foundation's Community Building Grant Program. This grant will support ILAP’s work expanding legal services for asylum seekers across the state.
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Executive Director Sue Roche shares ILAP's support of the Governor's announcement about Maine's new Office for New Americans in a Bangor Daily News Editorial about the need for state-level coordination to support immigrants in Maine.
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Senior Asylum Program Attorney Michelle Gentry presents "Understanding Immigration Law Challenges that Affect Multilingual Learners and Immigrants" at this year’s Maine Department of Education's Summer Institute.
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Representative Pingree announces the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s endorsement of her Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, which ILAP and other state and national immigration groups say will address the senseless work permit wait time for asylum seekers.
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Maine State Senator Anne Carney, who sponsored the civil legal services bill (LD 564), writes an op-ed explaining this year’s budget passed by the Legislature and the importance of funding for civil legal services.
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Governor Janet Mills approves Maine’s state budget, which includes a one-time investment of $4 million for civil legal aid in Maine. An increase over previous years, this amount falls short of the proposed support in a bill the Legislature approved earlier this year.
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The Muskie Fund for Legal Services held their annual Access to Justice Award Ceremony in support of civil legal aid organizations throughout Maine, including ILAP. Steve Rowe was this year’s Access to Justice honoree.
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Senior Project Attorney Catherine Lindgren reflects on Bernstein Shur's pivotal role in supporting Afghan evacuees in an announcement about the Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year award ILAP presented to the firm this year.
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