The Removal Defense Project (RDP) recently secured the release of a Central American client who was wrongfully detained in an immigration detention center during a routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Upon entering the country, ICE made a
Brooklyn, NY – Catholic Migration Services recently received two grants totaling $10,320 from The New York Bar Foundation to facilitate the delivery of direct legal services to eligible tenants and low-wage workers in New York City. The Catholic Migration Services’
Last month, the New York State Legislature passed a historic package of rent regulations called The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 that will strengthen and restore a series of important rent laws that were weakened over the
The Workers’ Rights Program won a $33,000.00 settlement for a domestic worker in a case brought under the New York State Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, which guarantees basic workplace protections for domestic workers. Our client, a Mexican national worked
On Tuesday, the current administration expanded an already existing "expedited removal" policy that could affect thousands of undocumented residents in Queens who may be subject to rapid deportation proceedings without a court appearance. Catholic Migration Services responds to what this
Last month, President Trump announced that some 2,000 immigrant families with prior removal orders would be apprehended and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in 10 cities throughout the United States. It is important for you to
On Saturday, June 22nd Catholic Migration Services, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and legal partners offered free one-on-one guidance on naturalization applications at LaGuardia Community College.
José León, abogado de inmigración con Catholic Migration Services y Yleana Roman abogada con New York Lawyers for the Public Interest fueron entrevistados en Edición Digital Nueva York por medio de Univision para promover la próxima taller de naturalización en
On Thursday, June 13, at the 5th Annual Sunset Reception in Brooklyn, Catholic Migration Services honored Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, recipient of the 2019 Public Service Award for outstanding pro bono work to help New York’s immigrants become U.S.
Diamond Gold 1. Virgina & Ambinder LLP 2. Cullen and Dykman LLP 3. Mark & Suzanne Colodny Bronze 1. Michael J. Holland, Esq. and Patricia Holland 2. Cuti Hecker Wang LLP 3. Levy Ratner, P.C. 4. Pechman Law Group PLLC