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What You Need to Know About ICE Detention

It is important for non-citizens to understand some basics about who Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may arrest and detain, what happens if you are detained, and what rights you have.

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What You Need to Know About The Federal Harboring Statute

With the second Trump Administration, there is understandable concern among advocates about how to assist potentially removable non-citizens (“vulnerable immigrants” or simply “immigrants”) without running afoul of the federal harboring statute, 8 U.S. Code §...

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What You Need to Know About Advance Planning for Non-Citizen Parents

If you are the parent of a minor child, you are not a U.S. citizen, and believe that you might be at risk for being removed (deported) from the U.S. in the future, there are...

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What You Need to Know About Clean Slate

Clean Slate is a new law that will automatically seal conviction records for more than 2.3 million New Yorkers.

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What You Need to Know About High School If You Are a New Arrival

Information about attending high school in New York City for recently arrived immigrants.

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What You Need to Know About Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legal process established under federal law that allows people who cannot pay their debts to get a financial fresh start. Filing for bankruptcy stops all creditors from taking any action to collect...

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What You Need to Know About Roommates in NYC

A Roommate is a person who lives with the tenant of record and pays a proportionate share of the rent to the tenant of record but is not identified on the lease agreement as a...

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What You Need to Know About Emergency Assistance from NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA)

Under certain emergency circumstances, you may be eligible for payments from the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA).

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What You Need to Know About Temporary Protected Status

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a designation by the United States government that allows individuals from certain countries with unsafe conditions to reside and work legally in the U.S. temporarily. It is valid for 18...

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What You Need to Know About Cash Assistance Work Rules & Sanctions

After a prolonged period during which “work activities” were not mandatory in New York City, work rules are now being reintroduced. The penalty for not complying with work rules is that you can lose all...