NYLAG, Legal Aid Society, Legal Services NYC, and others call for $351 million in increased funding in the City’s FY24 budget to save New York’s landmark Right to Counsel program.
The Right to Counsel program has an immeasurable impact on families facing eviction, but significant challenges with its implementation have made it difficult for legal services providers to serve all New Yorkers who need legal representation during eviction proceedings.
In a new op-ed for City Limits, NYLAG’s Melissa Chua advocates for the need to re-designate Temporary Protected Status for newly arrived Venezuelan immigrants. “With policies such as this, that lead with humanity instead of enforcement, thousands of Venezuelan nationals who cannot return home could work and remain legally in the United States while finding temporary safety within our borders.”
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Amidst a recent influx, migrants and asylum-seekers are suffering because New York’s legal and shelter system are unprepared to serve them. NYLAG’s Jodi Ziesemer testified to the NYC Council Committee on Immigration, advocating for improved resources and services for newly arrived asylum-seekers.
