Immigrant Protection Unit
The American Prospect: How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers
"To me, it seems like cruelty is the point." Melissa Chua, Director of NYLAG's Immigrant Protection Unit, spoke with The American Prospect about the well-documented ...
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Government Benefits
The Washington Post: Federal plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans
NYLAG Senior Attorney Michelle Spadafore told The Washington Post that federal changes to eligibility for Social Security disability payments would cut off older, disabled New ...
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Domestic Violence Law Unit
Gothamist: A new NYC program offers free divorce lawyers to domestic violence victims
Under a new $2M program, hundreds of income-eligible survivors of domestic violence will get free legal assistance for divorce proceedings through NYLAG and other groups.
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Immigrant Protection Unit
Chalkbeat: Dylan, estudiante de secundaria detenido por ICE, revela cómo es su vida ahora
Tres meses de detención han pasado factura a Dylan López Contreras, el estudiante de la ciudad de Nueva York arrestado por agentes federales de inmigración ...
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Immigrant Protection Unit
Chalkbeat: In his own words: Dylan reveals what it’s like for the high schooler 3 months into his ICE detention
In his first interview since he was detained by ICE in May during a routine immigration court appearance, our client Dylan told Chalkbeat that while ...
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Immigrant Protection Unit
Law 360: Judges Warn ICE Is Turning Courts Into Deportation Traps
NYLAG immigration attorneys Allison Cutler and Benjamin Remy spoke with Law 360 about the violent, extrajudicial arrests they've witnessed in growing numbers over the course ...
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In The News
Gothamist: A new Trump order could upend the way NYC treats homeless people. Here’s what to know.
In late July 2025, the federal administration issued an executive order criminalizing street homelessness. NYLAG's Deborah Berkman explains how this failed approach only further compounds ...
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Immigration
Documented: Plan de acción familiar ante detención o deportación por ICE
Si usted es un padre inmigrante, crear un plan para el cuidado y la custodia futura de su hijo puede ayudar a asegurar que siempre ...
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Immigrant Protection Unit
NPR: Confusion, explosive anger and waiting: NPR spent a day in New York immigration court
"We've seen an institution die in real time," NYLAG immigration attorney Benjamin Remy told NPR's Ximena Bustillo about the recent escalation in ICE's presence in ...
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Immigration
Gothamist: NYC’s immigrant families face new source of back-to-school anxiety: Federal agents
Immigrant parents who are worried that they may be separated from their child because of an immigration action, such as an arrest, detention, or deportation, ...
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