ILAP Welcomes Temporary Protected Status Designation for Ethiopia

ILAP welcomes the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it is designating Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineOctober 21, 2022TPS, Advocacy

Request for New England Members of Congress to Engage USCIS Directly on Bias in the Boston Asylum Office

ILAP and our co-authors lead a letter endorsed by more than 40 organizations and law firms, to New England members of Congress, calling for more oversight on bias and lack of access to asylum at the Boston Asylum Office, as documented in our Lives in Limbo report.

Advocacy in Action, Advocacy LetterILAP MaineOctober 17, 2022Asylum, Advocacy, USCIS, Racism

ILAP Welcomes Bipartisan Introduction of Afghan Adjustment Act: Swift Passage Is Critical To Safeguarding Afghan Evacuees and Honoring America’s Promise to Our Allies

ILAP welcomes the bipartisan introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act in both chambers of Congress. We call on Congress to pass this critical piece of legislation to safeguard the futures of Afghan evacuees and honor our country’s commitments to Afghans and our veterans.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineAugust 9, 2022Humanitarian, Advocacy

ILAP Congratulates Staff Attorney Catherine N. Lindgren on National Award for work on Afghan Response Task Force

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recognizes AILA Afghan Response Task Force, including ILAP’s Catherine N. Lindgren, with the 2022 Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award for outstanding efforts in providing pro bono representation in the immigration field.

ILAP Welcomes SCOTUS Decision Allowing Administration to End Remain in Mexico, Calls for Immediate and Comprehensive Action For Asylum and Human Rights

ILAP responds to the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the Biden Administration to end the Remain in Mexico program, a senseless and racist border policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico while trying to exercise their right to seek asylum in the U.S.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineJune 30, 2022Asylum, Border

On 10th Anniversary of DACA, Mainers Still Wait for Citizenship

Maine immigrant rights groups reflect about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on its 10th anniversary and continue calls for a path to permanent citizenship for DACA recipients and all undocumented people.

Press Release, Advocacy in ActionILAP MaineJune 13, 2022DACA, Advocacy, Community Partners

Asylum Report Authors Commend Congress for Calling for Investigation into Boston Asylum Office

ILAP and the other authors of the recently published report, Lives in Limbo: How the Boston Asylum Office Fails Asylum Seekers, commend Congress for calling on the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to immediately investigate bias and the resulting low asylum grant rates in the Boston Asylum Office.

ILAP Public Comment: Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers

ILAP submitted a public comment regarding the Biden administration’s proposed asylum interim final rule, recommending that the rule not be implemented as proposed due to unreasonably rushed timelines, disparities in asylum office grant rates, and concerns about due process.

Advocacy in Action, Public CommentILAP MaineMay 26, 2022Advocacy, Asylum

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