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LAS Condemns Biden Order to Severely Limit Asylum Seekers

The order deprives migrants who are fleeing persecution in their home countries access to safe harbor and due process.

LAS Secures Landmark Ruling to Protect Against Excessive ICE Detention

Today's ruling from the Second Circuit clarifies that ICE cannot incarcerate individuals for unreasonably prolonged periods of time without a bond hearing.

Incarcerated New Yorkers Detail Horrific Experiences of Forced Labor

Advocates with the 13th Forward Coalition are calling on Albany to pass legislation to ban forced prison labor across New York State.

LAS in the News 05.31.24

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 Reaffirms Need for Receiver Over City Jails

In the latest filing in Nunez v. City of New York, Legal Aid demands an end to the devastating status quo on Rikers Island.

Report: NYPD Violated Surveillance Technology Rules

The NYPD's rollout of new technologies clearly violated the legal requirements for transparency and oversight.

Op-Ed: Rent Guidelines Board Must Be Reformed, Keep Rents Down

Legal Aid's Adriene Holder and Community Service Society's David R. Jones are demanding a freeze on rent for tenants in rent-stabilized units.

LAS in the News 05.24.24

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 in the News 05.17.24

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.

Lisa Davidson Joins LAS as Chief Facilities and Administration Officer

In this role, Davidson will oversee all aspects of Legal Aid's infrastructure and shared services across the five boroughs.