Advocacy in action

ILAP helps immigrant community members navigate the immigration system we have now while we advocate for a fairer and more just immigration system for the future.

We collaborate with partners to protect and advance the rights of immigrants and rebuild an immigration system rooted in justice. ILAP shares our expertise on important immigration law and policy issues through press releases, testimonies before decision makers, public comments, reports, and sign-on letters. You can read our recent advocacy materials below.

Members of the press may submit their inquiries to press@ilapmaine.org.

 

ILAp’s Advocacy:

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ILAP Remains a Fierce Advocate for Maine’s Immigrant Communities
ILAP Remains a Fierce Advocate for Maine’s Immigrant Communities

In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, ILAP remains at the ready to fiercely advocate for immigrant rights and provide direct support to Maine’s immigrant communities.

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ILAP Decries Biden Administration’s Asylum Ban
ILAP Decries Biden Administration’s Asylum Ban

ILAP joins partners across the country in condemning the Biden Administration’s final rule that effectively blocks access to asylum. The rule endangers the lives of people seeking safety and flies in the face of U.S. law and international treaties.

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ILAP Celebrates Decision to Extend and Redesignate TPS for Haiti
ILAP Celebrates Decision to Extend and Redesignate TPS for Haiti

ILAP enthusiastically applauds Secretary Mayorkas’ decision to extend and redesignate TPS for Haiti , a life-saving decision that will protect more than 520,000 people from deadly and devolving conditions in Haiti. 

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ILAP Applauds Biden Administration for Taking Action in Support of Mixed Status Families
ILAP Applauds Biden Administration for Taking Action in Support of Mixed Status Families

ILAP celebrates the Biden administration’s actions to create new pathways to citizenship for mixed status families and remove barriers to employment for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.

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ILAP Public Comment: Work Permit Automatic Extensions
ILAP Public Comment: Work Permit Automatic Extensions

ILAP submits a public comment urging USCIS to make automatic extensions of work permits longer and permanent, as well as put in place systems to help people at risk of losing work authorization due to government processing delays to alert the government that urgent action is needed.

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ILAP Condemns Biden’s Decision to Effectively Close the Border to Asylum Seekers
ILAP Condemns Biden’s Decision to Effectively Close the Border to Asylum Seekers

ILAP strongly condemns the Biden administration’s plan to effectively close the border to asylum seekers and calls on President Biden to focus instead on policies that respect and protect the lives of asylum seekers.

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New Letter from 80+ Organizations Calls on Members of Congress to Denounce Anti-Asian Bigotry and Rhetoric
New Letter from 80+ Organizations Calls on Members of Congress to Denounce Anti-Asian Bigotry and Rhetoric

To close Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 80+ organizations, including ILAP, implore House and Senate leadership to condemn anti-Asian bigotry and rhetoric.

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Recommendations on Protecting the Due Process Rights Of Low-Income, Pro Se Immigrants Around the Opening of Lowell Immigration Court
Recommendations on Protecting the Due Process Rights Of Low-Income, Pro Se Immigrants Around the Opening of Lowell Immigration Court

ILAP and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, alongside eleven other New England immigration legal services nonprofits, deliver a letter to the government, raising concerns about the due process rights of low-income, pro se immigrants attempting to navigate the Department of Justice’s newest Immigration Court in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

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