Maine Justice Foundation president H. Lowell Brown writes in the Bangor Daily News about the importance of civil legal aid, following the Access to Justice Day earlier in April at the Maine Legislature. Read more…
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ILAP joined over 50 immigrant rights and advocacy groups in calling for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop the use of Clearview AI's controversial facial recognition technology, reported here by AI News. Read more…
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Hannah Mckenzie, past ILAP intern and current Bates College senior, talks about her academic and community experience in Lewiston and the process of applying for and receiving the Watson Fellowship. Congrats, Hannah! Read more…
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Advocacy and Outreach Director Julia Brown connects recent racist violence to the history of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia in immigration laws. Read more…
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ILAP Advocacy and Outreach Director Julia Brown talks with Amjambo Africa about the Biden administration’s proposed immigration legislation and what it would mean for immigrant communities. 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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A Managing Partner at Preti Flaherty writes in Mainebiz about the law firm’s commitment to equity, highlighting their partnership with ILAP in support of our Immigrant Children’s Project. Thank you, Preti Flaherty! 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 volunteer translator and Bates College student, Fiona Cohen, worked with another student to identify needs and develop resources for the asylum-seeking community in the Lewiston/Auburn area. 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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