Policy Director Lisa Parisio discusses the insidious pattern of minor traffic stops resulting in immigration arrests

Luis, an Ecuadorian asylum seeker who owns a contracting company in Maine, said he was on his way to a job in the town of Oxford in early April when he was involved in a minor traffic accident.

Luis, who asked to be identified only by his first name given his ongoing immigration case, said an Oxford police officer checked his license and insurance information, and asked for the address of the jobsite he was headed to.

ILAP highlights the increasing prevalence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) transferring people in immigration detention to jails and prisons hundreds or thousands of miles away

Advocates say immigration officials are moving people detained in Maine far from the state, making it hard for their loved ones to keep up.

Press MentionsGuest UserJune 17, 2025Support, Call to Action

Stonington resident Geoff Warner organizes a benefit concert to support ILAP and another organization. Thank you, Geoff!

A benefit concert called “Peace Love and Understanding Through Song and Action” has been organized by Stonington resident Geoff Warner for Saturday, June 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, 22 Tenney Hill Road. According to Warner, the title is inspired by Nick Lowe’s song What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace Love and Understanding.

Executive Director Sue Roche shares about the toll and impact of the Trump administration's onslaught of anti-immigrant policies and actions.

It’s been nearly six months since President Donald Trump took office, and among the whirlwind of new policies and executive orders was a series of new stances on immigration that to date have created a culture of fear among immigrants in Maine, according to the people who work with them.

Press MentionsGuest UserMay 30, 2025Asylum, Impact Litigation, USCIS, Community Partners

ICE has held a Maine resident in jail for 8 months. The ACLU says that’s illegal.

ILAP and the ACLU of Maine have each filed separate habeas corpus petitions in federal court, challenging the detention of their individual clients by federal immigration authorities. Executive Director Sue Roche highlights the importance of a related bill currently being considered by the Maine Legislature.

Press MentionsGuest UserMay 23, 2025ICE, Civil Rights

ILAP provides testimony before Maine Legislature's Judiciary Committee

ILAP was among those to provide testimony before Maine Legislature's Judiciary Committee in strong support of two bills aimed at protecting Maine’s resources from being used for the Trump administration’s inhumane mass deportation agenda.

Co-Legal Director Melissa Brennan describes the "needless, abject cruelty" in the case of Lewiston teenager Jose Adalberto Herrera

Co-Legal Director Melissa Brennan describes the "needless, abject cruelty" in the case of Lewiston teenager Jose Adalberto Herrera who has spent two months and counting at a detention center hundreds of miles away as a result of a traffic stop in Maine.

Press MentionsContact@ ILAP MaineMay 14, 2025Maine Legislature, Enforcement, Detention

Immigrant workers to come forward to report abuse and unsafe working conditions.

Co-Legal Director Alice Kopij highlights the courage it takes for immigrant workers to come forward to report abuse and unsafe working conditions.

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