What Happens When a New York City Landlord Threatens to Call ICE?
In a recent interview with The City, the Tenant Advocacy Program of Catholic Migration Services shared information about immigrant tenant rights in the middle of a health crisis.
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COVID-19 Protections Against Evictions
Important News: Thanks to great work by tenants all across New York, here are new Housing protections to prevent you from Eviction until May 1st! For more information, please call Catholic Migration Services at (347) 472-3500 ext. 1026 or ext.
Employment authorization for TPS holders from Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal, and Sudan has been automatically extended through January 4, 2021.
On September 14, 2020, an earlier court order temporarily stopping USCIS from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador was lifted. The lifting of this order does not allow the United States Citizenship and Immigration
Catholic Migration Services Files An Unfair Labor Practice Charge With the National Labor Relations Board Against Brooklyn-Based Company, Art to Frames
Catholic Migration Services filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (Region 29) against the Brooklyn-based employer, Art to Frames on Thursday, September 17th. The charge alleges that Art to Frames fired an estimated thirty-five workers
Catholic Migration Services and Pro Bono Counsel Represent Queens Tenants in an Effort to Pursue Overcharge Claims on Their Rent Stabilized Apartment
Catholic Migration Services filed two cases in Queens County Supreme Court on behalf of tenants who allege that their landlord charged them more than the legally permissible rent for many years. Along with pro bono counsel from Simpson, Thacher and
Immigration Update: The Supreme Court of the United States on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
On June 18, 2020 the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Trump Administration’s termination of the DACA program in 2017 was unlawful, thus allowing almost 800,000 DACAmented community members, including 45,000 residents of New York, who call
Virtual Immigration Town Hall
If you missed last week's Virtual Immigration Town Hall via Facebook Live, watch the recap to learn how COVID-19 is impacting immigrants, tenants and workers during this difficult time.
The Covid-19 Rent Crisis Is Here
As hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lose their jobs or part of their income due to the pandemic, Catholic Migration Services is assisting tenants who are thinking of going on a "rent strike" - refusing to pay rent. We
Legal Services NYC Sues NYC Immigration Courts for Refusing to Postpone Filing Deadlines Amid COVID-19, Putting Countless Lives at Risk
On April 29, 2020 Legal Services NYC and Catholic Migration Services as an organizational plaintiff - filed a lawsuit before the Southern District of New York against the Executive Office for Immigration Review, AKA "immigration court" (EOIR) challenging the EOIR's
The Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Certain Immigrants During the Recovery to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Catholic Migration Services explains the recent Presidential Proclamation suspending entry of certain immigrants during the recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic and what this means for the immigrant community.