ILAP joins the African Communities Together (ACT) and the Temporary Protected Status Deferred Enforced Departure Administrative Advocacy Coalition (TPS-DED AAC) in commending the Biden administration’s decision to extend and redesignate TPS for Sudan.
Read MoreExecutive Director Sue Roche shares ILAP's support of the Governor's announcement about Maine's new Office for New Americans in a Bangor Daily News Editorial about the need for state-level coordination to support immigrants in Maine.
Read MoreILAP applauds Governor Janet Mills’ Executive Order directing the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to develop a plan to establish Maine’s first Office for New Americans.
Read MoreFollowing the U.S. District Court’s ruling that the Biden administration’s asylum ban is unlawful, ILAP joins over 200 organizations in urging the administration to accept the court’s decision and drop its defense of the inhumane policy.
Read MoreHere is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
Read MoreSenior 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.
Read MoreRepresentative 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.
Read MoreMaine 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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