Legal Director Phil Mantis was featured alongside advocates from De-ICE Maine and a Maine family on Freedom & Captivity's podcast episode about Immigration Detention and Deportation. Listen here…
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ILAP signs onto a letter calling on the Biden-Harris administration to invest in welcome centers for families arriving to the Southern border rather continuing ICE’s contracts with hotels and private security companies. Read more…
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Legal Director Phil Mantis talks with the Bangor Daily News about the benefits of a new Biden administration policy prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from arresting immigrants at courthouses. Read more…
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The Portland Press Herald details ICE’s ongoing secretive and unethical actions in Maine, the subject of the lawsuit ILAP and our partners recently filed against the immigration enforcement agency. The Editorial’s conclusion: we deserve to know more about ICE’s activities in Maine. Read more…
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The Bangor Daily News reports on ICE activity in Maine, including an increase in the number of immigrants detained at Cumberland County Jail and the agency’s proposed facility in Scarborough. ILAP joined the ACLU of Maine and University of Maine School of Law's Refugee & Human Rights Clinic to sue ICE for information about their detention activities. Read more…
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ILAP joined our partners at the ACLU of Maine and University of Maine School of Law's Refugee & Human Rights Clinic to sue ICE for information about their detention activities in Maine. Read more…
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ILAP joined our partners at the ACLU of Maine and University of Maine School of Law's Refugee & Human Rights Clinic to sue ICE for information about their detention activities in Maine. Read more…
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ILAP’s Legal Director Philip Mantis talks with Maine Public about ICE’s unsafe and unethical practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led ILAP and its partners to file a FOIA lawsuit against ICE. Read more…
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ILAP joined our partners at the ACLU of Maine and University of Maine School of Law's Refugee & Human Rights Clinic to sue ICE for information about their detention activities in Maine. Read more.
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ILAP joined our partners at the ACLU of Maine and University of Maine School of Law's Refugee & Human Rights Clinic to sue ICE for information about their detention activities in Maine. Read more…
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ILAP joined over 160 immigration and criminal justice groups in a letter to the Biden administration demanding more action to decriminalize immigration. Read more…
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ILAP joined immigration advocates to call for a suspension of local ICE and CBP enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Maine Beacon article covering this effort, Advocacy and Outreach Attorney explains why such a suspension is necessary for Maine’s safety. Read more…
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