Projects, Units & Initiatives for "Standing with Immigrants"

The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) is the nation’s first universal representation program for detained immigrants facing deportation. Through NYIFUP, The Legal Aid Society and our partners in this initiative, Brooklyn Defender Services...

Since 2003, our Immigrant Youth Representation Project (Youth Project) has provided free, comprehensive screenings, advice, and direct representation to undocumented immigrant youth and unaccompanied minors in New York. The Youth Project defends unaccompanied youth in...

For decades, The Legal Aid Society has been a recognized leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality immigration assistance to low-income immigrant New Yorkers. Our Immigration Law Unit represents immigrants before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...

For decades, The Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Unit has provided critical support for attorneys in our Criminal Defense Practice, advising them on the impact of criminal prosecutions on non-citizen clients. Our Criminal Immigration attorneys are...