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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
130,443
people impacted by our services last year
380+
community sites across NYC where we offer services
10,374
tenants & homeowners represented, resulting in thousands of people keeping their homes
27,118
immigrants served from 196 different countries, 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
NYC’s Leading Legal Service Providers Urge City to Correct Contract Issues Jeopardizing Housing and Immigration Representation
City’s Fraught Contracting Process is Pushing Non-Profits to the Brink of Collapse
NYLAG on the Election of Donald Trump
NYLAG issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump securing a second term as President of the United States.
Gothamist/WNYC: NYCHA tenants sue city, saying agency does not disclose rats, lead, other hazards
NYLAG is representing tenants in a lawsuit against HPD for failing to publicize building violations in public housing, as required by law.
NYLAG Lawsuit Reveals U.S. Department of Education Data Showing Student Loan Judgments Targeting Majority-Black Neighborhoods
NYLAG obtained new data showing a high concentration of federal student loan borrowers with judgments against them in majority-Black neighborhoods.
BronxNetTV: NYLAG’s Erin Shahinfar Talks Estate Planning
NYLAG's Advance Planning/Public Benefits Unit Staff Attorney Erin Shahinfar spoke to the importance of estate planning on "Today's Verdict."
The Haitian Times: Haitian immigrants face loss of legal status as Biden parole program expires, here are possible next steps
Maria Huel, Supervising Paralegal and DOJ-accredited representative in NYLAG's Immigrant Protection Unit, spoke with The Haitian Times about possible next steps as the Humanitarian Parole program ends for some immigrants.
