Where your story becomes our shared fight for justice
NYLAG Fights For Fair & Equal Access to Justice
Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis.
Combatting social, racial, and economic injustice
News & Resources
Long Lines and Hearing Delays Reflect a Broken Immigration System
Asylum seekers are being harmed by unfair deportation orders and court appointments scheduled as far as a decade from now.
NYLAG, Legal Aid, Empire Justice, Launch “Fair Hearing Help NY” Website
This new website offers free legal resources for New Yorkers navigating government benefit hearings.
Our Impact
129,000
people impacted by our services last year
150+
community sites across NYC where we offer services
10,000
tenants & homeowners represented, resulting in thousands of people keeping their homes
23,000
immigrants served, including for asylum claims & deportation defense
Your Support Helps
Immigrant Parents
Veterans & Their Families
Cancer Survivors
Children with Disabilities
Help us provide free legal services to children and adults in need of a lawyer.
More News & Resources
On the Front Lines for Justice
"I have a message for my NYLAG attorneys: You gave me hope when I didn’t have it. You gave me the opportunity to have a new life. Thank you."
Opinion: Large, Dangerous Congregate Shelters Drive People Away
"Instead of starting with the assumption that unhoused New Yorkers should just accept whatever they can get, we need to truly understand the reasons why they are struggling to begin with."
To Support Survivors, We Must Understand Trauma
From years of supporting survivors of trauma, we’ve learned how to integrate trauma-informed practices into legal services.
