At The Legal Aid Society our Civil, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Rights, and Pro Bono practices work tirelessly in and out of the courtroom to defend our clients and dismantle the hidden, systemic barriers that can prevent them from thriving in New York City. We seek to be a beacon of hope for those who feel neglected —regardless of who they are, where they come from, or how they identify. Our experienced teams provide comprehensive services, support, and advocacy that protect rights, keep families and communitiess together, and in many cases, changes lives. We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.

News10 ABC: Hochul expands proposed state restrictions on coordinating with ICE
El Diario: Plan de ‘estado santuario’ es calificado como “insuficiente” por activistas
Gothamist: Albany mulls new limits on data from digital license plate readers
Noticia: Alertan que la colaboración entre ICE y policía en Nueva York abre la puerta al abuso
Documented NY: NYC Landlords Allegedly Use ICE Threats to Intimidate Immigrant Tenants
amNY: City Council committee visit to Rikers Island focuses on treatment of incarcerated moms
NYDN: Mamdani defends planned East Village homeless intake center as lawsuit seeks to stop it
New York Law Journal: Lawmakers Continue to Push for State-Level Rollback of Qualified Immunity
NY1: Judge Puts Plans for East Village Shelter on Hold
Gothamist: NYC Pauses Relocation of Homeless Men’s Intake Center
New York Daily News: Judge Blocks NYC Opening of East Village Homeless Shelter Intake Center
amNewYork: Judge Says City Must Pause Plans to Open East Village Homeless Intake Center
NYP: Mamdani Plan for New Homeless Intake Shelter Put on Hold After East Villagers Sue to Stop It
WPIX: Judge Pauses East Village Homeless Shelter After Lawsuit
El Diario NY: Controversia en East Village: Demandan al Alcalde Mamdani
Crain’s New York Business: Mamdani’s Planned Bellevue Shelter Replacement Blocked by Judge
amNY: Prosecutors cannot force domestic violence survivors to waive past-trauma hearing
El Diario: Abogados de oficio de NYC denuncian sobrecarga laboral: Defensa pública en riesgo
6SqFt: Judge halts plan to move men’s homeless intake shelter to East Village after lawsuit
The West Side Spirit: Judge Blocks Movement of Homeless Intake Center to East 3rd Street