Gothamist: NYC’s Immigration Court Delays Could Jeopardize Migrants’ Chance at Asylum
NYLAG’s Melissa Chua and Grace Choi spoke to Gothamist about how chaos and delays outside of immigration court in New York City are jeopardizing immigrants’ ...
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Documented: Migrants Struggle to Find Lawyers to Meet One Year Deadline to File for Asylum
NYLAG's Jodi Ziesemer spoke with Documented about the demand for free legal services for asylum-seekers in New York City, one year after thousands were bussed ...
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Opinion: NYC’s ‘Right to Counsel’ program in dire need of funding life raft
"The time is now for City Hall to step up and make the Right to Counsel program a reality so that low-income tenants can get ...
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Public News Service: NY Expands Access to Medicare Savings Programs
NYLAG's Valerie Bogart spoke to Public News Service about Medicare Savings Programs expansions for older adults in New York, advocating for immigrants to receive healthcare ...
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Opinion: Homeless shelters that make sense: Large, dangerous congregate shelters drive people away
In the New York Daily News, NYLAG's Deborah Berkman and City Relief's Josiah Haken explain why the City should invest in non-congregate shelters to better ...
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Gothamist: A Year After the Invasion, Ukrainians Are Gaining Their Footing in New York
NYLAG's Jodi Ziesemer spoke to Gothamist about the federal government's programs to support Ukrainian nationals in the United States as the Russian invasion of Ukraine ...
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NY Focus: For Scandal-Plagued For-Profit Colleges, No State Is More Welcoming Than New York
NYLAG's Jessica Ranucci was interviewed for this piece from New York Focus on New York State's tuition subsidies for poorly-performing for-profit colleges.
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NY Times: Migrants Protest Move From Midtown Hotel to Barracks-Style Shelter
NYLAG's Deborah Berkman, supervising attorney in our Shelter Advocacy Initiative, spoke to the New York Times about the immense barriers recent asylum-seekers face in finding ...
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Gothamist: New Yorkers Sue City Over Delays to Food Stamps
NYLAG's Abby Biberman was quoted in Gothamist about NYLAG's class action lawsuit, along with the Legal Aid Society, on behalf of New Yorkers who were ...
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Gothamist: NYC Receives $38 Million Funding Boost for Lawyers Litigating Special Education Lawsuits
NYLAG's Danielle Tarantolo spoke to Gothamist about the New York City Department of Education’s efforts to get additional funding for staff to handle cases brought ...
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