STATEMENTS & Legal Advisories
ILAP periodically releases public statements on changes to immigration laws and policies, as well as legal advisories for members of the immigrant community. The public statements provide a general overview and are meant to serve as a factual resource. The legal advisories provide detailed information for immigrants groups who may be impacted by changes to immigration laws and policies.
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You may have heard that the government is considering changing the rules related to public benefits, or “public charge.” As of November 2018, the rules have NOT changed. “Public charge” is a test to see if someone is likely to become dependent on specific government programs. The government uses this test when someone applies for a family-based green card or certain visas.
The Government is planning to attack immigrant families by changing the "public charge" rule. We have time to fight back by submitting comments, telling our stories, and speaking up!
The President signed an Executive Order (EO) today in response to the MASSIVE outcry of people like you who are horrified and angered by the unprecedented separation of children from their parents at the border. You should sit with that for a moment. Our voices DO matter.
The government of the United States recently announced that it ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation Honduras. The government has extended TPS for Honduras until January 5, 2020, and has not indicated that they plan to extend or renew TPS for Honduras past that date.
On January 31, 2018, USCIS (US Citizenship & Immigration Services) announced that it will no longer schedule asylum interviews for cases in the order that they were received.
The government of the United States recently announced that it is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. The government also announced that it is extending Haitian TPS until July 22, 2019.
The United States government recently announced that it ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador. The government has extended TPS for El Salvador until September 9, 2019, and has not indicated that they plan to extend or renew TPS for El Salvador past that date.
The Dream Act was introduced last summer with bipartisan support. There is a push to get Congress to pass the Dream Act before January 19, 2018, by which Congress has to pass a new budget bill. ILAP is advocating for a “clean” Dream Act, meaning that there is nothing attached to it (like funding for a border wall or additional enforcement provisions). ILAP sent a sign-on letter to each member of the Maine congressional delegation, urging them to act swiftly on behalf of Dreamers. 34 organizations and groups signed on.
On January 9, 2018, a federal judge temporarily stopped the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.
On December 5, 2017, President Trump issued a new travel ban affecting eight (8) countries. This advisory is meant to give you a brief summary of the status of things right now.