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
Our Impact
127,727
people impacted by our services last year
200+
community sites across NYC where we offer services
11,472
tenants & homeowners represented, resulting in thousands of people keeping their homes
51,813
immigrants served from all over the world, over 46% of whom were children
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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.
News & Resources
Chalkbeat: In rebuke of Trump, NYC files legal brief in support of Bronx student detained by ICE
On June 2, NYC's Law Department filed a brief in support of NYLAG's legal effort to bring Dylan home from ICE detention.
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Chalkbeat: Lawyers for Bronx high school student detained by ICE file petition for immediate release
On May 29, NYLAG attorneys filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court to call for Dylan's immediate release after ICE illegally detained him from ...
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BREAKING: Detained Bronx Student’s Lawyers File Habeas Petition for Release from ICE Facility
NYLAG and the ACLU of PA filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Dylan, a Bronx high school student from Venezuela who was illegally ...
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PIX 11: NYC Council to vote on ‘Receipts Act’ for cash and food benefits applications
Deborah Berkman, Director of NYLAG's Shelter and Economic Stability Project, testified before the City Council Committee on General Welfare in support of the "Receipts Act" ...
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Chalkbeat: A Bronx high schooler showed up for a routine immigration court date. ICE was waiting.
On May 21, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) illegally detained Dylan, a Bronx high school student who showed up for an immigration court hearing on ...
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Judge Extends CDPAP Transition Deadline to June 20 as Consumer Advocates Push for Additional Time, Support & Transparency
A federal judge granted a June 20 extension to a Preliminary Injunction giving CDPAP consumers and personal assistants more time to register with PPL.
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