ILAP hosted an immigration law and policy panel featuring ILAP’s expert staff who discussed current immigration policies, pressing immigration legal needs in Maine, and how ILAP is responding.
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ILAP provides direct legal services to immigrant communities across Maine. Learn about our recent work with Maine’s Haitian community and families living in rural areas of the state.
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Pro bono support stretches our trusted immigration services even further to support asylum seekers, immigrant youth, and immigrants across Maine.
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This past year, ILAP was proud to become a host organization with Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC). Meet ILAP’s current fellows and hear from ILAP attorneys whose careers began with IJC.
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Meet ILAP’s new staff and Board members. Join us in bidding farewell to others.
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Policy Director Lisa Parisio details the different legal pathways available for immigrants coming to the United States with WMTW and explains that these narrow pathways leave few options for people who are undocumented to gain legal status.
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The Biden administration announced it will be finalizing a rule automatically extending work permits for certain noncitizens. ILAP applauds Maine Governor Mills, Representative Pingree, and Senator King for successfully advocating for this urgently needed change to protect Maine businesses and immigrant workers.
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Policy Director Lisa Parisio applauds the adoption of a Department of Homeland Security rule permanently increasing the automatic extension period of work authorization for immigrants and asylum seekers to 540 days. This extension came after calls from elected officials, Maine Governor Janet Mills, U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree, and U.S. Senator Angus King.
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