New Partnership: IPU reaches out to South Asians in Queens
This summer marked the first collaborative effort between the Immigrant Protection Unit (IPU) and Desis Rising up & Moving (DRUM). Founded in 2000, DRUM’s mission is to empower and organize South...
View ArticleIPU Recognized by Leading Public Service Provider for its Partnership
On June 16, 2009, NYLAG’s Immigrant Protection Unit (IPU) was honored with the Partner of the Year Award at the 26th FEGS Annual Award Ceremony. Irina Matiychenko, Director of IPU, accepted the award...
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NYLAG Honored by New York City Council Members
September 30, 2009, Council Member Erik Martin Dilan (Brooklyn, 37) proclaimed before the city council that September 30th should be “New York Legal Assistance Group Appreciation Day,” and urged “all...
View ArticleCollaboration within NYLAG Fosters Relationships to Benefit Clients
NYLAG prides itself on being a “full-service” agency, providing clients comprehensive services on myriad legal issues that affect the quality of their lives. For Ms. M, an immigrant from Sierra Leone,...
View ArticleNYLAG Launches Women’s Clinic for Victim Protection
NYLAG received a grant of $100,000 from the National Crime Victim Law Institute to fund a new clinic, which will expand NYLAG’s provision of free legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual...
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Kirkland & Ellis Collaborates with NYLAG on Uncontested Divorce Project
Kirkland & Ellis LLP and NYLAG have built a strong pro bono partnership over the past year to provide free legal services to low-income clients seeking uncontested divorces. Under the leadership...
View ArticleNYLAG Hosts 38 Summer Interns
This past summer, NYLAG and its clients benefited from an exceptionally large class of interns. Numbering 38, the interns joined NYLAG in late-May and departed in early-August, working full-time for...
View ArticleProtecting Clients’ Rights After Judgment: SLU’s Monitoring and Enforcement Work
NYLAG’s Special Litigation Unit (SLU) develops and litigates class action and other impact lawsuits on behalf of low-income New Yorkers. Most of SLU’s cases – often referred to as institutional reform...
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NYLAG Clients Stand to Benefit from Liberalized Ghetto Pension Law
Following a June decision by German Federal Social Court, tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors previously rejected for “Ghetto Pension” payments will have their cases automatically reconsidered...
View ArticleVictory for Immigrant New Yorkers Seeking U.S. Citizenship
In 2008, Judge Edward R. Korman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York approved a groundbreaking settlement of Yakubova v. Chertoff. NYLAG’s Special Litigation Unit (SLU) and...
View ArticleCitizenship Day
Citizenship Day commemorates the formation and signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787. It also recognizes all those who, by birth or by naturalization, have become U.S....
View ArticleIPU Joins Campaign to Simplify Form for Disabled Applicants
Individuals who want to naturalize and become U.S. citizens must demonstrate knowledge of the English language, U.S. history and civics. Every year, thousands of disabled people seek exemptions from...
View ArticleIPU Takes 5,500 Additional Cases
Recently NYLAG entered into two extraordinary agreements to provide legal assistance to low-income immigrants. In July 2008, two of the largest immigrant services organizations in New York stopped...
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NYLAG Celebrates
NYLAG President Yisroel Schulman addresses the crowd at the organization’s December 17th holiday party. More than 100 NYLAG staff and volunteers gathered to celebrate the holidays and give thanks for a...
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NYLAG Hosts Visit of Chinese Government Officials
On December 11, 2009, NYLAG hosted a delegation of 25 Chinese City government officials from Chong Qing, the largest and most populated of China’s four provincial-level municipalities. The delegation’s...
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New York Legal Service Providers Address the Economic Crisis at the First...
Members of the Leap Coalition gathered for the first annual Leap Conference with the goal of collectively addressing the legal issues arising from the economic crisis. The Leap Coalition is a legal...
View ArticleNYLAG Attorneys Protect Victimized Mother Of Two
Ms. D, an African immigrant represented by FLU attorney Christina Brandt-Young with assistance from committed volunteer Hannah West, obtained a 5 year order of protection and sole custody of her 4- and...
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DAP Grows, Exemplifying NYLAG’s Progress
NYLAG’s Disability Advocacy Project (DAP) has grown dramatically since its launch in the spring of 2008, increasing its full-time staff from two to four and more than tripling the number of clients it...
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Family Law Unit Receives Federal Grant For Crime Victims
The Matrimonial and Family Law Unit (FLU) received a grant from the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) through funding provided by the Office for Victims of Crime. FLU is the very first...
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First NYC Civic Corps Member Joins FLU
H. Semra Kayabas joined FLU in August, together with four other Civic Corps members, as one of the first NYC Civic Corps members to be hosted by NYLAG. The members are responsible for recruiting,...
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