On April 22, the President issued an Executive Order that bars certain immigrants, including parents, siblings, and adult children of US Citizens as well as spouses and children of lawful permanent residents, from entering the United States as immigrants for at least the next sixty days. ILAP strongly condemns this order.
Read MoreRead a special edition of the Golden Door that shares the most recent updates on ILAP’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreILAP is deeply disappointed with the Families First Coronavirus Response and CARES Acts, which left low- and middle-income immigrant families out of our nation’s recovery plans. COVID-19 does not discriminate, and neither should our public health and economic stimulus policies.
Read MoreUnder the leadership of ACLU of Maine, ILAP joins advocates from around Maine to urge the local Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs & Border Protection (CBP) offices to suspend enforcement actions.
Read MoreIn 2019, ILAP completed a statewide scan to better understand the legal needs of different rural immigrant communities and to develop a clear plan for meeting more of these needs. The priorities that emerged, which incorporated the feedback of community members and partner organizations in all sixteen of Maine’s counties, are detailed in this write-up.
Read MoreILAP regularly serves as a source of accurate information for the media, and is trusted by the general public for our expertise.
Read MoreHere is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
Read MoreDespite stay-at-home orders in many cities and states, immigration courts are still open for in-person detained cases when technology could be used instead. Moreover, half of those detained by ICE are being held for only civil immigration violations, and ICE is refusing to use its broad discretion to release individuals from its custody.
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