Projects, Units & Initiatives for "Standing with Immigrants"

As a result of harmful changes to law and policy by the Trump administration, Legal Aid’s clients are increasingly unable to access justice before the USCIS and the immigration courts. To ensure that they get...

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...