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On July 2, 2019, New York residents joined forces with other advocates nationwide to attend rallies demanding that the U.S. government stop the wholesale detention of immigrants in this country. More than 450 people showed up at Close the Camps rallies that were held in four locations around the New York City area. More than...Read More

President Trump, in what has become his normal way to communicate with his constituency, made a Twitter post on June 17, 2019, that announced a round of mass arrests of immigrant families expected to begin almost immediately. This Tweet is characteristic of Trump’s governing style, which basically amounts to shooting from the hip in his...Read More

On June 12, 2019, the New York State Assembly voted to pass the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, which is often referred to as the Green Light Bill. This puts the ball squarely in the court of the State Senate, which is unlikely to pass the bill without extensive discussion and compromise. The bill...Read More

Our client was a citizen of Jamaica. USCIS found that she entered into a marriage with a United States citizen that was primarily to evade the immigration laws. She was placed in removal proceedings in the New York immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza. We represented her during her removal proceedings and convinced the Immigration...Read More

Our client, a native and citizen of Guyana, is a lawful permanent resident who was arrested and convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Larceny, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371.  As a result, he was placed in removal proceedings.  The DHS prosecutor argued that the conviction was for a fraud crime where the loss is...Read More

New York ICE Detention Attorney Well over 200 undocumented immigrants who were detained near the U.S. border with Mexico have been transferred to correctional facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the New York counties of Hudson, Orange and Bergen. This represents a new development in the handling of undocumented immigrants, who are...Read More

Latest New York Immigration Policies The most recent initiative announced by President Donald Trump regarding immigration will include added security at U.S. borders and will boost the requirements for immigrants coming to this country legally to work and live. Immigrants will soon be required to demonstrate marketable skills and to pass an English-language proficiency examination...Read More

Hiring a New York Deportation Lawyer Immigration advocates and local officials alike are up in arms about a recent change in the immigration policies of New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio added seven new crimes to the list of those considered grounds for cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), up from 170 to...Read More

Trump Administration Considered Releasing Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities Can it happen in New York? An idea floated by President Trump’s aides would have allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration agencies to release immigrants into a so-called sanctuary city in New York rather than releasing them into border towns in the usual process....Read More

Liberty Defense Project For Helping Deportation in New York May Have Financial Problems Budget Negotiations May Threaten Funding for Liberty Defense Project On Thursday, March 28, 2019, the New York Immigration Coalition and other immigration advocates called on Governor Cuomo and other New York state lawmakers to restore $10 million in financial support for the...Read More