The Legal Aid Society, along with other local defenders, released a joint analysis of data that shows a sharp decline in the number of new criminal cases throughout the city in the first two months of 2020, as compared with the same period last year, according to the New York Post.

“We are thankful that the ICE raids this weekend were unsuccessful, due in part to the remarkable efforts of advocates across New York City to educate individuals on their rights during encounters with ICE."

The workers came to The Legal Aid Society through the Nepali worker center Adhikaar, which collaborated with the lawyers to ensure that the workers received justice, according to the New York Daily News.

Civil liberties proponents believe recent protests on Long Island featured a police drone presence, reports Newsday.

Today, advocates in New York filed Make the Road New York v. Pompeo, the first federal lawsuit seeking to jointly block three interrelated “Public Charge” rules promulgated by the Trump Administration, reports The Washington Post.