Maine Public News Connect announces the opening of the new immigration court in Chelmsford, Massachusetts and based on ILAP’s recommendations, urges people with cases in immigration court to verify the location and details of their case on the court’s website. The broadcast is available in French, Spanish, Somali, Portuguese, and English.
Read MoreHere is an update on recent state and federal activities impacting the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Maine.
Read MoreILAP announces our annual Volunteer and Community Partner Awards and shares gratitude for our wide network of volunteers, organizations, businesses, and advocates.
Read MoreRepresentative Chellie Pingree announces her acceptance of ILAP's 2023 Policy Leader Award. Executive Director Sue Roche shares ILAP’s gratitude for Rep. Pingree’s leadership on the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act and her and her staff’s longstanding dedication to immigrants in Maine.
Read MoreMaiz is named SBA's Maine and New England Minority Owned Small Business of the Year for 2024. Over the last year, Maiz donated $1 from the sale of each specialty cocktail to ILAP and most recently, catered our spring event. Congratulations and thanks for your support, Maiz!
Read MoreILAP joins a national effort to hold elected officials accountable for racist, anti-immigrant language by demanding Congressional leaders denounce the use of dehumanizing rhetoric.
Read MoreILAP joins the Fairness to Freedom Campaign in sending a letter urging Congress to allocate funding to help safeguard the due process rights of people in removal proceedings by providing access to legal representation.
Read MoreILAP signs onto a letter led by African Communities Together and Congolese community leaders across the U.S. calling for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief designation for the Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating widespread violence, environmental disasters, and humanitarian emergencies in the country.
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