Resources from Other Organizations

Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP Maine)

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• Get Legal Help (landing page): https://ilapmaine.org/get-legal-help​

• Request an Appointment with ILAP: https://ilapmaine.org/request

  • We regularly update this page with info about making an appointment and our walk-in hours in Portland and Lewiston. To get connected with a lawyer or our Asylum Assistance and Legal Orientation Project (AALOP), people can follow the instructions on this page for contacting ILAP and our awesome Intake Team will direct them.

• Applying or Asylum: https://ilapmaine.org/asylum

  • Important sections of our previous asylum manual are linked on this page.

• Immigration Court: https://ilapmaine.org/immigration-court

  • This page is great for people with cases in immigration court who do not have a lawyer. Our Change of Venue Clinic flyers are updated and linked on this page here: https://ilapmaine.org/immigration-court#change.

• Asylum Work Permit: https://ilapmaine.org/work-permit

  • Information about applying for and renewing an asylum (c)(8) work permit.

• TPS: https://ilapmaine.org/tps

  • Resources for TPS holders and people looking to apply.

• Know Your Rights: https://ilapmaine.org/know-your-rights

  • Information about what to do if stopped by the police or an immigration officer, how to protect against immigration fraud, the impact of criminal charges on an immigration case, warnings about marijuana, and voting resources.

• Change Address: https://ilapmaine.org/change-address

  • Anytime someone moves, they must update their address with immigration. This page has step-by-step guides explaining how to update your address with the different immigration agencies.

• ICE Check-In: https://ilapmaine.org/ice

  • Guide about how to check-in with ICE in Maine.

All pages are available in English, French, Portugues, Spanish, Lingala, and Haitian Creole, with additional information about TPS and ILAP’s intake available in Somali, Amharic, Dari, Pashto, and Arabic.

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