NYLAG responds to public charge rule change
August 12, 2019
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Today, the Trump Administration has made a change to the public charge rule, effectively making it more difficult for certain immigrants with low-income to secure ...
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NYLAG grieves after mass shootings in El Paso
August 4, 2019
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The horrifying act domestic terrorism committed in El Paso, Texas left many advocats concerned that immigrant victims of the violence would be unable to seek ...
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NYLAG strongly disagrees with decision in the Matter of L-E-A
August 2, 2019
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Attorney General William Barr has upended decades of precedent by declaring that immediate family members no longer constitute a “particular social group” eligible for asylum ...
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NYLAG helps get pregnant mom Alma Santiago released from ICE detention
July 9, 2019
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The Department of Homeland Security has released Alma Centeno Santiago—a pregnant New York woman detained by ICE in April 2019— from detention.
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NYLAG commends change in NYS court rules requiring judicial warrants for ICE arrests at courthouses
April 18, 2019
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Over the last couple of year ICE has stepped up enforcement in New York courthouses. Their presence there has had a chilling effect on immigrants, ...
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NYLAG applauds new anti-cyber sexual abuse bill
March 11, 2019
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We at NYLAG have seen the devastating effects of cyber sexual abuse, the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit images and videos online or through other ...
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NYLAG says “no” to the wall
February 15, 2019
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President Trump declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico on Friday in order to access billions of dollars that Congress refused to give ...
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NYLAG strongly disagrees with decision in the Matter of A-B-
June 12, 2018
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Yesterday Jeff Sessions decided that a woman who escaped El Salvador after being beaten and raped with impunity for 15 years should not have been ...
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Statement: CFPB must maintain consumer complaint database
June 4, 2018
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s consumer complaint database is a powerful tool for transparency. NYLAG and other advocates urge the CFPB to keep it public.
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Statement: West Point cadets need protections from sexual assault
April 23, 2018
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NYLAG has joined with other organizations in filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed by Jane Doe, a former cadet at West ...
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