Sentences with phrase «immigrant victims of crime»

A cohort of approximately sixty fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief, and outreach and education to community partners.

A cohort of approximately 60 Fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief, and outreach and education to community partners.

A cohort of approximately sixty fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief.

We provide direct legal representation to low - income clients in more than 5,000 civil legal cases every year - from defending against employment discrimination to obtaining benefits for people with disabilities to helping immigrant victims of crime get visas.

Sally has provided technical assistance, trainings, and facilitation to groups on local, state, and national levels and has co-authored a number of publications including The U Visa: Obtaining Status for Immigrant Victims of Crime (ILRC), The VAWA Manual: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants (ILRC), Immigration Benchbook for Juvenile and Family Court Judges (ILRC), and Application of Protection Remedies for Victims of Domestic Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Crime under U.S. Law to Persons Physically Present in the U.S. Territories (Family Violence Prevention Fund).

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«Such a divide between the local police and immigrant groups will result in increased crime against immigrants and in the broader community, create a class of silent victims, and eliminate the potential for assistance from immigrants in solving crimes or preventing crime.»

The Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement, or VOICE, opens Wednesday and is intended to keep victims informed of the immigration proceedings of suVictims of Immigrant Crime Engagement, or VOICE, opens Wednesday and is intended to keep victims informed of the immigration proceedings of suvictims informed of the immigration proceedings of suspects.

Stymied on his top immigration initiatives, Trump is making good on one plan that critics denounce as fearmongering and misleading: opening an office for victims of crimes committed by immigrants, although studies show immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native - born citizens.

«Immigrants and refugees are the victims of crime, not the perpetrators,» she said in an interview.

De Blasio also warned that Trump's actions could sunder what delicate links exist between undocumented immigrants and the NYPD, making victims of crime and those who could provide valuable evidence hesitant to contact police.

Their presence at courthouses intimidates immigrants who might be witnesses in a case, or victims of a crime.

She also invoked common arguments that immigrants boost the local economy, and that sanctuary city statutes encourage undocumented victims and witnesses of crime to approach and cooperate with law enforcement.

But it also delivers the safety and security we want for all residents by lifting the cloud of fear that keeps immigrants from reaching out to County officials if they've been victims of a crime or if they have information about a crime.»

Trump, in a visit Wednesday to the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C., referenced families who were the victims of crimes by undocumented immigrants.

«Too often, members of the immigrant community are victims of crimes of economic exploitation or crimes of violence.

Anyone who believes that he or she may have been the victim of a crime is encouraged to call the Westchester County District Attorney's Office of Immigrant Affairs hotline at

Mayor Bill de Blasio — an outspoken supporter of broken windows policing — blasted Trump's Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing that most crime is committed «by people who aren't immigrants.&rCrime Engagement Office within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing that most crime is committed «by people who aren't immigrants.&rcrime is committed «by people who aren't immigrants.»

Cohen told Magistrate Judge Kevin Fox that nearly six years after the crimes were committed Pierre had not repaid his victims — even though they were Haitian immigrants and «the very types of people» he claimed «to care so much about» in legal papers seeking leniency.

Li Ping joins Councilman Daniel Dromm to share her experience as and immigrant victim of violent crime.

The seeds of fear and distrust of authorities make immigrants vulnerable to workplace and wage abuses and increase their likelihood to become victims of crime.

In 2007, inspired by civil rights attorneys Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and Avon Williams, Jr., who used the law and courts as a vehicle to make change and protect all people against injustice, Attorney Zulu Ali opened the Law Offices of Zulu Ali with a focus on representing persons accused of crimes and seeking criminal justice, immigrants, victims of discrimination, and persons seeking civil justice.

Hosting Fellows to serve survivors of campus sexual assault, fraud and / or identity theft, and hate crime, and immigrant victims:

Provide direct legal services to crime victims / survivors affected by fraud and / or identity theft, campus sexual assault, hate crimes, immigrant victims with meritorious immigration relief to address the range of civil legal issues that arise from the victimization

17 Fellows will serve survivors of campus sexual assault, fraud and / or identity theft, and hate crime, and immigrant victims.

Provide direct legal services to human trafficking survivors and crime survivors affected by fraud and / or identity theft, campus sexual assault, hate crimes, immigrant victims with meritorious immigration relief to address the range of civil legal issues that arise from the victimization;

As a national expert, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) provides technical assistance, trainings and practice manuals on critical immigration options for vulnerable immigrants including immigrant victims of domestic violence, human trafficking and otheImmigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) provides technical assistance, trainings and practice manuals on critical immigration options for vulnerable immigrants including immigrant victims of domestic violence, human trafficking and otheimmigrant victims of domestic violence, human trafficking and other crimes.