ILAP joins 130+ organizations in calling on the Biden Administration to include immigrants in pardons for marijuana convictions and ensure their protection from immigration consequences.
Read MoreHere is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
Read MoreILAP welcomes the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it is designating Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.
Read MoreILAP joins more than 100 organizations in condemning the life-threatening decision to expand Title 42 expulsions of Venezuelans at the border in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas.
Read MoreILAP and our co-authors lead a letter endorsed by more than 40 organizations and law firms, to New England members of Congress, calling for more oversight on bias and lack of access to asylum at the Boston Asylum Office, as documented in our Lives in Limbo report.
Read MoreMaine Public’s News Connect shares advice from ILAP about voting and voter registration and our response to a recent DACA decision, among other news. The broadcast is available in French, Spanish, Somali, and Portuguese.
Read MoreAmjambo Africa features a story about Felix Hagenimana, his journey to the U.S., and his path to becoming a lawyer in Maine. Felix helps immigrants and asylum seekers in Maine through his own law firm and as ILAP’s part-time Asylum Outreach Attorney.
Read MoreILAP is honored to be among the recipients of the Maine Justice Foundation’s Hancock/Washington County Legal Aid ESO Fund 2023 Grants. Thank you, Maine Justice Foundation, for supporting our Rural Maine Project!
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