Here is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
Read More
Mainebiz reports on ILAP’s collaborative effort with Preble Street and Pine Tree Legal Assistance to increase services and support for people experiencing trafficking in Maine, thanks to an infusion of funds from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
Read More
News Center Maine reports on ILAP’s collaborative effort with Preble Street and Pine Tree Legal Assistance to increase services and support for people experiencing trafficking in Maine, thanks to an infusion of funds from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
Read More
Senior Policy and Outreach Attorney Lisa Parisio discusses the recent extension and re-designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia and the benefits of TPS as a form of protection for people impacted by the global climate crisis.
Read More
Maine Public’s News Connect highlights ILAP’s concerns about the Biden administration’s new plan for processing asylum claims, which includes expanding Title 42, among other news for immigrant community members. The broadcast is available in French, Spanish, Somali, Portuguese, and English.
Read More
Executive Director Sue Roche talks about the impact of a federal law restricting asylum seekers’ ability to work for six or more months after arriving in the U.S. and the resilience of asylum seekers in Maine.
Read More![የኢትዮጵያ ጊዜያዊ የመኖርያ ጥበቃ (ቲ-ፒ-ኤስ- TPS) [ አማርኛ ]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af48320e74940b55a6583bb/1680039325367-CA7YTZNJVLJYGSGN2V4N/Website+Graphics+%283%29.png)
የአሜሪካ መንግስት፤ ከጥቅምት (October) 20 ቀን 2022 ጀምሮ በአሜሪካን አገር መኖር ለጀመሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን ግዜያዊ የመኖርያ ጥበቃ (TPS, Temporary Protected Status) በመስጠት ላይ ይገኛል። ቲ-ፒ-ኤስ (TPS) ማለት ሰዎች ከአገር እንዳይባረሩ ጥበቃ የሚያደርግ፤ ህጋዊ የመኖርና የስራ መስራት ፈቃድ ((Employment Authorization Card) የሚሰጥ ነው። ቲ-ፒ-ኤስ (TPS) ጊዜያዊ ነው። በወቅቱ የተደረገው የኢትዮጵያ ቲ-ፒ-ኤስ (TPS) ከ ታሕሳስ ((December) 12 ቀን 2022 እስከ ሰኔ (June)12 ቀን 2024 ድረስ ለ18 ወራት የሚያገለግል ነው። የሚያከትምበት ቀን ከመድረሱ በፊት፤ የአሜሪካ መንግስት ለኢትዮጵያ የሰጠውን ቲ-ፒ-ኤስ (TPS) ለማራዘም ወይም ለማቋረጥ ውሳኔ ያደርጋል።
Read More
The United States government is offering Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ethiopian nationals who have been in the U.S. since October 20, 2022. TPS gives people temporary protection from deportation, legal status, and a work permit (Employment Authorization Card). TPS is temporary. The current designation of Ethiopia TPS is for 18 months, from December 12, 2022, to June 12, 2024. Prior to the end of the designation, the U.S. government will decide whether to extend TPS for Ethiopia or to end it.
Read More