Sentences with phrase «immigrant legal services»

Raising the age of criminal responsibility and $ 10 million for immigrant legal services were those victories.

«The interpretation of whether or not a crime is considered «particularly serious» is dictated by the type of relief an applicant is seeking, and can also involve some subjectivity on the part of a judge,» said Courtney Tudi, director of immigrant legal services at World Relief.

Also at 11 a.m., The New York Immigration Coalition will join with elected officials and advocates to urge the City Council to include funding for immigrant legal services in the final budget, in light of new data released by ICE, Steps of City Hall, New York City.

Lawyers from the Central American Refugee Center, a Long Island immigrant legal services organization commonly known as Carecen, and the Hofstra Law Clinic filed suit against Nassau County in state Supreme Court, saying that the county police department was cooperating with ICE in ways that break state law.

PHIILS: Pennsylvania HIAS Indigent Immigrant Legal Services (PHIILS) provides civil legal services to immigrant youth, survivors of interpersonal violence and other vulnerable immigrants who are at or below 187.5 % of the poverty level.

The IDC has long argued that it can achieve more legislation important to progressives by pushing on the Republicans, including two minimum wage hikes, funding for immigrant legal services and raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Maria Blanco works directly with undocumented students at nine of the University of California's campuses, as director of immigrant legal services.

Cuomo, in announcing the budget agreement on Friday night, praised the IDC for its work on getting a raise - the - age bill passed and for helping secure $ 10 million for immigrant legal services.

The same day, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his own response: He designated $ 16.4 million for immigrant legal services to assist people in detention, children coming to the country unaccompanied and asylum seekers.

«The Independent Democratic Conference just ensured passage of Raise the Age legislation which lingered in the legislature for a decade, and managed to secure $ 10 million for immigrant legal services to guard the very same immigrants Congress has failed to protect,» said Lis Smith, who also worked on Alcantara's campaign.

Members of the IDC and its allies say that their alliance with the Republicans has allowed them to advance progressive priorities like funding for immigrant legal services, raising the age of criminal responsibility and increasing the minimum wage.

Immigrant Legal Services: A record $ 10 million legal aid fund will be established to help immigrants with legal services, green card application processing, job training and more.

Sen. Marisol Alcantara, a Manhattan Democrat who angrily struck back against attacks that the IDC is emboldening the GOP and Trump's agenda, praised the new funding for immigrant legal services.

ALBANY — Looking to fight back against President Trump's immigration policies, the state is set to dedicate $ 10 million in its emerging new budget for immigrant legal services, the Daily News has learned.

The Assembly proposal also restores $ 1 million for immigrant legal services, includes $ 83 million more for CUNY, and would increase school aid statewide by 7.4 %.