Urgent Recommendations to Protect Newly Arrived Asylum Seekers in Maine

ILAP joined nearly 80 other local, state, and national organizations to call on all levels of Maine’s government to coordinate an immediate, state-wide response to guarantee housing and services for newly arriving asylum seekers.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineMay 25, 2022Advocacy, Asylum, Community Partners

Report: Boston Asylum Office violates rights of asylum seekers

ILAP joined Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC), Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP), ACLU of Maine (ACLU), and Dr. Basileus Zeno to publish a report, Lives in Limbo: How the Boston Asylum Office Fails Asylum Seekers, that uncovers the injustices of the Boston Asylum Office and provides a window into the systemic problems within the immigration system at large.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy ReportILAP MaineMarch 23, 2022Advocacy, Asylum, Immigration Court

ILAP Testimony in Support of Proposed Amendment to LD 1999: An Act to Require Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies

Executive Director Sue Roche, Esq. testified in Support of Proposed Amendment to LD 1999: An Act to Require Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies, before the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

ILAP Testimony in Support of Part JJ of the Supplemental Budget (LD 1995)

Executive Director Sue Roche, Esq. testified in support of Part JJ of the Supplemental Budget (LD 1995) to increase funding for civil legal aid before the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineMarch 4, 2022Advocacy, Testimony

Bridging the Justice Gap in Maine: Now is the Time to Invest in Civil Legal Aid

In this fact sheet, the Justice Action Group calls on the Maine legislature to take steps to fulfill the promise of equal justice by investing more in civil legal aid services throughout the state.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy BackgrounderILAP MaineFebruary 7, 2022Advocacy, Legislature

Immigrant Children’s Project Attorney Maggie Loeffelholz Featured in National Report

ILAP attorney Maggie Loeffelholz was featured in the “Any Day They Could Deport Me” report from the End SIJS Backlog Coalition, a national group of directly impacted youth and allied advocates calling on Congress and the Biden Administration to protect immigrant children and youth.

Org Update, ILAP News, Advocacy in Action, Advocacy ReportILAP MaineDecember 2, 2021Advocacy, SIJS

Congress must pursue pathway to citizenship despite Parliamentarian’s ruling

ILAP is deeply disappointed in the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling that citizenship cannot be included in the budget reconciliation process. This is a setback, but not the end. Our elected representatives must do everything in their power to ensure the inclusion of pathways to citizenship this year.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineSeptember 20, 2021Citizenship, Advocacy

2021 Maine Legislative Session: ILAP's Wrap Up

ILAP was proud to join advocacy efforts that were instrumental to systemic changes at the state level to improve laws and policies that affect all immigrants in Maine.

Advocacy in Action, Legislative TestimonyILAP MaineAugust 5, 2021Advocacy, Legislature, Testimony

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