ILAP strongly condemns the Biden administration’s plan to effectively close the border to asylum seekers and calls on President Biden to focus instead on policies that respect and protect the lives of asylum seekers.
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ILAP remains steadfast in our support of asylum seekers and the legal right to seek asylum, rejecting the Biden administration’s most recent attempt to erode access to justice for those seeking protection.
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ILAP announces our annual Volunteer and Community Partner Awards and shares gratitude for our wide network of volunteers, organizations, businesses, and advocates.
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ILAP remains steadfast that trading the rights and lives of asylum seekers for one-time foreign aid is categorically unacceptable.
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ILAP applauds Governor Janet Mills’ Executive Order directing the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to develop a plan to establish Maine’s first Office for New Americans.
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ILAP applauds the long-awaited end to Title 42, but strongly opposes the new asylum ban to be implemented in its place that will deny access to asylum and continue the harms of Title 42, leaving the most vulnerable people trapped in dangerous situations.
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ILAP stands with migrant workers in Maine and beyond and believes that working people in exploitative situations should be protected, not criminalized.
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ILAP unequivocally condemns proposals like Senator Collins’ that would address resource issues by denying humanitarian protection and forcing vulnerable people into even more dangerous situations.
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