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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1318S.P. 548 In Senate, March 27, 2025
An Act to Enhance Data Collection Requirements Related to
Immigration Status and Asylum Seekers to Safeguard Services for
Legal Residents
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BERNARD of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Representative DUCHARME of Madison and
Senators: HARRINGTON of York, STEWART of Aroostook, Representative: ARATA of
New Gloucester. Page 1 - 132LR2281(01)
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2 as enacted by PL 2023, c. 643, Pt. FF, ยง1, is
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4 A. Collecting and analyzing relevant data, including but not limited to systematically
5 collecting and maintaining data on the immigration status of individuals served or
6 supported by the activities of the Office of New Americans and collecting and
7 analyzing data on the outcomes for individuals seeking asylum, including the status
8 and resolution of asylum claims, in order to understand immigration trends and support
9 service delivery;
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11 This bill requires the Office of New Americans within the Office of Policy Innovation
12 and the Future to systematically collect and maintain data on the immigration status of
13 individuals served or supported by the activities of the office and collect and analyze data
14 on the outcomes for individuals seeking asylum, including the status and resolution of
15 asylum claims, in order to understand immigration trends and support service delivery.
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