ILAP joins the #DED4DACA Campaign to urge the Biden administration to grant Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to DACA-eligible individuals as a means of permanent protection.
Read MoreILAP joined over 160 other organizations and tens of thousands of others in submitting public comments responding to the Biden administration’s proposed asylum ban. More than 50,000 comments were submitted in total.
Read MoreHere is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
Read MoreHelp restore MaineCare to all Mainers and remove unjust exclusions based on immigration status. Send your Maine legislators an e-postcard in support of LD 199 today!
Read MoreDowladda Mareykanka ayaa ku dhawaaqday in ay kordhineyso ayna dib u habeyn ku sameyneyso Xaaladda Ilaalinta Ku-meelgaarka ah (TPS, Temporary Protected Status) ee Soomaaliya. TPS waa xaalad socdaal oo ku meel gaar ah oo dadka ka difaacda masaafurinta ilaa inta heerkoodaTPS uu sii jiro. Waxay kaloo xaq u leeyihiin ogolaanshaha shaqada (Dokumentiga Ogolaanshaha Shaqada ama EAD, Employment Authorization Document), waxayna codsan karaan fasax ay ugu socdaalaan meel ka baxsan Mareykanka. Dib u habaynta cusub ee TPS Soomaaliya waa 18 bilood, laga bilaabo Maarso 18, 2023, ilaa Sebtember 17, 2024. Markuu dhamaado waqtigaas, dawladda Maraykanku waxa laga yaabaa inay mar kale u kordhiso TPS Soomaaliya, ama waxay dooran kartaa inay joojiso.
Read MoreThe U.S. government announced that it is extending and redesignating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia. TPS is a temporary immigration status that gives people protection from deportation for as long as their TPS status remains valid. They are also eligible for a work permit (Employment Authorization Document or EAD), and can apply for permission to travel outside of the U.S. The new designation of Somalia TPS is for 18 months, from March 18, 2023, to September 17, 2024. After that time, the U.S. government may again extend TPS for Somalia, or may choose to end it.
Read MoreIn a lawsuit that ILAP filed with the ACLU of Maine, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been ordered to supplement its search on policy records related to their Scarborough facility.
Read MoreILAP and other Welcome With Dignity partners across the country mourn the lives lost in the migrant detention center fire in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and call on the Biden administration to take action to prevent further needless tragedies.
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