Immigrant Protection
Keeping immigrant communities strong.
Immigration status reverberates throughout our clients’ lives. Undocumented immigrants may be unable to access life-saving medical treatment and pursue jobs to afford basic necessities. They may also be at risk of deportation back to countries where they could face violence. They may also have their families torn apart by the immigration system.
By helping our clients secure the status to which they are entitled, we can unlock access to health care, employment, housing, and education, and keep families together. We offer comprehensive legal services in our clients’ native languages and partner with communities, providing services in trusted local spaces, such as schools, hospitals, and places of worship.
23,000
immigrants served by NYLAG immigration experts last year
6,300
children impacted by NYLAG’s immigration work
15,000
immigrants represented by NYLAG in removal proceedings and appeals, including people in detention
Services
Our lawyers fight for immigrants. We offer the following legal services:
- Defending people facing deportation (removal defense)
- Fighting for those seeking asylum and other humanitarian relief
- Helping clients apply for green cards through family-based petitions (adjustment of status)
- Working with survivors of intimate partner violence and other crimes to secure immigration status
- Applying for citizenship (naturalization)
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The Latest on Immigration Law
NEW: TPS and DED for Lebanese Nationals in the U.S.
What Lebanese Nationals currently in the US should know about recent Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) announcement
The Haitian Times: Haitian immigrants face loss of legal status as Biden parole program expires, here are possible next steps
Maria Huel, Supervising Paralegal and DOJ-accredited representative in NYLAG’s Immigrant Protection Unit, spoke with The Haitian Times about possible next steps as the Humanitarian Parole program ends for some immigrants.
The New York Times: Migrants in N.Y. Shelters Face Surprising Challenge: Getting Their Mail
Allison Cutler, a Supervising Attorney in NYLAG’s Immigrant Protection Unit, spoke to The New York Times about what we’re seeing on the ground, and how missing mail only increases risk of harm to our new neighbors.
