Posts tagged Legal Resources
Read the full article here: ICE arrests in Maine are up 50% since Trump took office, according to new data

ICE has arrested about 100 people in Maine since Trump took office, according to statistics released by the Deportation Data Project that shine new light on the agency's operations. That's a roughly 50% increase in the average daily arrest rate, compared to 2024.

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ILAP is also among five community organizations to receive grants from Bates College's Harward Center for Community Partnerships to support work with immigrant communities

This year, the Harward Center awarded grants of $16,322.50 to five community organizations that support refugees and asylum seekers: Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Asylum Seekers Resettlement Program, St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, and Trinity Jubilee Center.

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Policy Director Lisa Parisio discusses the insidious pattern of minor traffic stops resulting in immigration arrests

Luis, an Ecuadorian asylum seeker who owns a contracting company in Maine, said he was on his way to a job in the town of Oxford in early April when he was involved in a minor traffic accident.

Luis, who asked to be identified only by his first name given his ongoing immigration case, said an Oxford police officer checked his license and insurance information, and asked for the address of the jobsite he was headed to.

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