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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Senior Asylum Program Attorney Michelle Gentry presents "Understanding Immigration Law Challenges that Affect Multilingual Learners and Immigrants" at this year’s Maine Department of Education's Summer Institute.
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Representative Pingree announces the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s endorsement of her Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, which ILAP and other state and national immigration groups say will address the senseless work permit wait time for asylum seekers.
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Maine State Senator Anne Carney, who sponsored the civil legal services bill (LD 564), writes an op-ed explaining this year’s budget passed by the Legislature and the importance of funding for civil legal services.
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Governor Janet Mills approves Maine’s state budget, which includes a one-time investment of $4 million for civil legal aid in Maine. An increase over previous years, this amount falls short of the proposed support in a bill the Legislature approved earlier this year.
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The Muskie Fund for Legal Services held their annual Access to Justice Award Ceremony in support of civil legal aid organizations throughout Maine, including ILAP. Steve Rowe was this year’s Access to Justice honoree.
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El gobierno de los EE. UU. anunció que extenderá el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) para El Salvador por 18 meses, desde el 10 de septiembre de 2023 hasta el 9 de marzo de 2025. Después de ese tiempo, el gobierno de los EE. UU. puede extender nuevamente el TPS para El Salvador, o puede elegir terminarlo.
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The U.S. government announced that it is extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador for 18 months, from September 10, 2023, through March 9, 2025. After that time, the U.S. government may again extend TPS for El Salvador, or may choose to end it.
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