Senior Intake Paralegal Francine Ngabu joins other leaders on Maine Calling to discuss the barriers immigrants face while looking for employment, the resources available to help, and the countless strengths immigrants bring to Maine’s economy and community.
Read MoreMaineBiz’s 2023 Giving Guide features ILAP and ways to support non-profits across the state, alongside a spotlight on Maine Immigrant Rights’ Coalition (MRIC)’s collaborative advocacy.
Read MoreThe podcast America the Bilingual features the story of Mohamed Kilani, an Arab immigrant who teaches Spanish in Maine. Mohamed shares gratitude for ILAP, who helped his family when they first arrived.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreExecutive 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.
Read MoreSenior 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.
Read MoreRepresentative 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.
Read MoreMaine 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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