NYLAG’s Jodi Ziesemer spoke to the New York Times about the long, confusing, and tedious application process required of migrants seeking asylum. Even for those who regularly practice immigration law, the administrative complexities can be confusing, she said.
New York Times: New Migrants Have a Year to Apply for Asylum. Many Won’t Make It. Read More »
After nearly two years of advocacy by NYLAG and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) closed an administrative loophole that denied shelter to families with children, forcing them to sleep on streets, subways, and emergency rooms even if they had no other housing options.
NYLAG’s Deborah Berkman spoke to the Committees on General Welfare and Immigration on legislation impacting immigrants experiencing homelessness and financial insecurity.
NYLAG’s Anna Luft spoke to City Limits about the delays and denials public housing tenants face when they request to be transferred to another apartment due to domestic violence, accessibility issues, and other safety concerns.
City Limits: Vacant NYCHA Units Continue to Increase, With Transfers Complicated by PACT Read More »
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’ chances at applying for asylum.
Gothamist: NYC’s Immigration Court Delays Could Jeopardize Migrants’ Chance at Asylum Read More »
The complaint alleges that the New York State Department of Labor discriminates against its clients and workers who have limited English proficiency by failing to provide meaningful multilingual access to unemployment insurance.
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 to the city from other states.
“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 the legal help they need,” writes NYLAG CEO Lisa Rivera, Legal Aid Society’s Adriene Holder, and LSNYC’s Raun Rasmussen in City & State New York.
Opinion: NYC’s ‘Right to Counsel’ program in dire need of funding life raft Read More »
“At a time of increasing rents, record level homelessness, and soaring eviction cases, the City must invest in protections that preserve affordable housing and keep tenants safe, not take them 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 serve New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, especially those who have experienced trauma.
