Statements
New York Legal Assistance Group Appoints Anna Luft as Associate Director for Housing Policy and Advocacy
The newly created role will expand the scope of Luft’s policy advocacy and community work to include private housing and intersecting issue areas.
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Statements
Chloe Chik Joins New York Legal Assistance Group as Communications Director
Chik was Press Secretary and Chief Spokesperson to the City Comptroller.
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Immigration
NYC Legal Service Providers Launch New Website, OurCityOurRights.org, Offering Critical Resources for Immigrants and Protestors
NYC Legal Service Providers Launch New Website, OurCityOurRights.org, Offering Critical Resources for Immigrants and Protestors.
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Employment Law Project
Justicia Lab and New York Legal Assistance Group launch new chatbot Reclamo AI to help New Yorkers understand and address wage theft
Today Justicia Lab, Pro Bono Net’s nonprofit innovation incubator for technology solutions supporting the worker and immigrant rights movement, along with the New York Legal ...
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Public Benefits Unit
Legal Aid, NYLAG, and Dechert LLP Reach Landmark Settlement Ending Chronic Delays in SNAP and Cash Assistance Processing
Agreement mandates sweeping reforms to ensure timely access to food and cash benefits, modernize HRA systems, and strengthen oversight for hundreds of thousands of low-income ...
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Immigrant Protection Unit
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Appoints New York Legal Assistance Group Immigration Attorney Melissa Chua to Transition Advisory Committee
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced that NYLAG Immigrant Protection Unit Director Melissa Chua will serve on the transition team's Committee on Immigrant Justice.
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Statements
Our Veterans Deserve Better
Statement from NYLAG Veterans Practice Supervising Attorney Ryan Foley.
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Public Benefits Unit
Federal Court Blocks Federal Administration’s Attempt to Cut Off Food Assistance for 42 Million People in America
NYLAG and nationwide coalition win Temporary Restraining Order in lawsuit challenging unlawful suspension of November SNAP benefits and premature termination of work requirement waivers.
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Public Benefits Unit
NYLAG & Nationwide Coalition Sue to Protect Food Security for Millions as Federal Government Refuses to Use Available Funds
Our clients rely on SNAP to feed their families and, if November benefits are not issued or if the USDA prematurely terminates the existing waiver ...
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Pro Bono
New York Legal Assistance Group Celebrates Legal Partners at 2025 Pro Bono Awards
NYLAG honors Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Todd Schrager, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, DLA Piper, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, and FanDuel.
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