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NYLAG responds to public charge rule change

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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Immigration

NYLAG grieves after mass shootings in El Paso

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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Immigrant Protection Unit

NYLAG strongly disagrees with decision in the Matter of L-E-A

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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Immigrant Protection Unit

NYLAG helps get pregnant mom Alma Santiago released from ICE detention

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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Immigrant Protection Unit

NYLAG commends change in NYS court rules requiring judicial warrants for ICE arrests at courthouses

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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Policy

NYLAG applauds new anti-cyber sexual abuse bill

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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Immigrant Protection Unit

NYLAG says “no” to the wall

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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Domestic Violence Law Unit

NYLAG strongly disagrees with decision in the Matter of A-B-

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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Consumer Protection Unit

Statement: CFPB must maintain consumer complaint database

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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Sexual Violence

Statement: West Point cadets need protections from sexual assault

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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