The report "Lives in Limbo: How the Boston Asylum Office Fails Asylum Seekers" finds the Boston Asylum Office fosters a culture of distrust toward asylum seekers, which violates their due process rights and the United States’ legal obligations.

The ACLU of Maine, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) and the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law are suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for information about its detention activities in Maine.

The lawsuit seeks information from the USCIS Boston and Newark offices after a marked decrease in asylum approvals

The ACLU affiliates in Maine and New Hampshire today applauded the decision from Concord Coach Lines to stop allowing immigration agents to board their buses without a warrant to question and search their passengers.

New CBP Memo Makes Clear Agents Need Consent to Board Buses