ILAP regularly serves as a source of accurate information for the media, and is trusted by the general public for our expertise.
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Here is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
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ILAP Advocacy and Outreach Attorney Julia Brown, Esq. testified before the Portland School Board to address the serious immigration consequences stemming from the presence of law enforcement in the district’s schools.
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Boston Immigration Court, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have begun to re-open. Information is changing quickly, so please check each agency’s website often for the latest updates.
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Submit a comment to protect asylum in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security and the Executive Office for Immigration Review posted a proposed regulation that would decimate asylum law and humanitarian protections. Tell the administration why we must preserve the right to asylum. Submit a comment by July 15th, 2020.
***PLEASE NOTE: THIS RULE IS PROPOSED AND NOT IN EFFECT.***
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ILAP regularly serves as a source of accurate information for the media, and is trusted by the general public for our expertise.
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Read a special edition of the Golden Door that celebrates the Supreme Court’s DACA decision and addresses Maine’s glaring COVID-19 racial disparities.
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ILAP grieves and is outraged by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and the many other Black people in this country who have been killed by anti-Black violence. We stand with Black leaders in Maine and nationally to demand policies that dismantle white supremacy.
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