Call 212-577-3300

Legal Resources

Showing -2 — -4 of 143.

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About Your Rights As a New Immigrant Student

In New York City, school-age children are afforded certain rights under The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About The Corporate Transparency Act

Beginning on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act will require most entities formed or registered in the United States to report detailed information about their beneficial owners, i.e. the individuals who own or control...

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About Shelter if You’re a New Arrival to New York City

If you are in New York City and have nowhere safe to sleep, you have a right to a shelter bed. If you recently came to New York City from a different country, and you...

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About Inheriting a Home With a Mortgage

If you inherit a home with a mortgage, you have the right to “stay and pay.” However, rightful heirs often encounter difficulty when dealing with the mortgage servicer to obtain information about the mortgage loan...

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About Sealing/Expunging Juvenile Records

Set The Records Straight is a project designed to ensure that juvenile delinquency arrest-related records are treated confidentially and that youth arrested for juvenile delinquencies do not face unlawful discrimination by employers, schools, and law...

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About Reimbursement for “Skimmed” SNAP/Cash Assistance Benefits

For a limited time, New Yorkers who had their SNAP or Cash Assistance benefits stolen due to “skimming” can apply to have stolen funds returned to them.

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About Appointments with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

You may have an appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE is a federal government office that deals with immigrants. ICE agents do different things, including detaining and prosecuting immigrants. Many people have ICE...

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About Immigration Court

You may need to speak with a judge in an immigration court. This immigration court case will determine whether or not you will be allowed to stay in the U.S. *If you are detained by...

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About Asylum

Asylum is legal status that will allow you to live and work in the United States. You can apply for asylum if you are afraid to live in your country because you will be persecuted...

Legal Resources

What You Need to Know About the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP)

The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project, also known as NYIFUP is a group of attorneys from The Legal Aid Society, The Bronx Defenders and Brooklyn Defender Services. We believe all people in immigration detention...