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 communities together, and in many cases, saves 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:

LAS demands details on City’s plan to provide shelter to migrants

AMNY: NYC to provide humanitarian emergency response for asylum seekers
Gothamist: Mayor Eric Adams set to open ‘tent city’ for incoming migrants
NY1: Adams: NYC to open relief centers for asylum seekers
ABC7: NYC opening ‘humanitarian relief centers’ for asylum seekers amid surge of migrant buses
Politico: City readies emergency tent shelters for migrant influx
NYDN: NYC Mayor Adams to open refugee-style camps to house deluge of asylum seekers
1010WINS: NYC to open 2 ‘relief centers’ amid influx of asylum seekers
Aljazeera: New York City opening emergency centres for asylum seekers
CBS2: NYC opening 2 emergency centers for arriving migrants
Gothamist: Mayor’s asylum seeker ‘tent cities’ may violate NYC’s right to shelter
Patch: NYC Will House Incoming Asylum Seekers In Massive Tents, Mayor Says
The City: Mayor Adams Wants to Reassess New York’s Right to Shelter. Can He?
Inside City Hall: Legal Aid Society attorney discusses city’s migrant crisis
NY1 Off Topic On Politics: City shelters at ‘breaking point’ as migrant crisis continues
Huffington Post: Why Biden Finally Spoke Up About The Buses Of Asylum Seekers
NBC4: Young Woman Seeking Asylum Takes Own Life in NYC Shelter, Mayor Says
ABC7: NYC looks at innovative ways to house migrants after young migrant mother dies by suicide
Politico: DeSantis defends migrant flights as scrutiny mounts
FOX 5: NYC considers using cruise ships to house migrants

Charges against Legal Aid client Daniel Gill to be dismissed 

NYT: Man Who Patted Giuliani’s Back Is Set to Have Assault Charge Dismissed
NYP: Rudy Giuliani ‘attacker’ to file $2 million wrongful arrest lawsuit after charges dropped
NBC4: NYC ShopRite Employee in Rudy Giuliani Back ‘Pat’ to Get Off Scot-Free: Attorneys
Associated Press: Heckler who slapped Giuliani on back can have charge dropped
Bronx News 12: Rudy Giuliani slapper case to be dismissed
NYP: Rudy Giuliani ‘attacker’ to file $2 million wrongful arrest lawsuit after charges dropped
NYDN: Giuliani critic seeks $2 million from NYC for wrongful arrest in Staten Island
FOX5: Case dismissed against man who slapped Giuliani on back
Business Insider: The man who slapped Rudy Giuliani on the back to have assault charge dropped
Daily Mail: SI store worker, 39, who ‘slapped’ Rudy Giuliani’s back has charges DROPPED
SI Advance: Charges expected to be dropped against worker who slapped Rudy Giuliani on the back
CNN: Case against man accused of backslapping Rudy Giuliani to be dismissed, source says
NYDN: Charges to be dismissed in 6 months against SI worker who slapped Giuliani

More LAS in the news

City & State: Yeshiva scrutiny and homeless shelter limitations
NYDN: Former NY women’s prison detainees pursue lawsuit over sex assault
NYT: Clearview AI, Used by Police to Find Criminals, Now in Public Defenders’ Hands
City & State: Evictions slowly ramp up after COVID-19
Bloomberg News: NYC’s Rikers Should Go Into Receivership, Some Advocates and Officials Say
The City: What Federal Receivership Might Mean for Troubled City Jails