Immigration & Mass Deportation Information Center
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This repository is a collaborative effort to provide attorneys and the public with critical information and timely updates.
New York State Bar Association offers FREE ICE Enforcement for Non-Immigration Lawyers: What to Expect on March 27, 2025 at 2PM – 3:30 PM
American Bar Association Commission on Immigration: Practice Advisory: Ethical Duties in Immigration Cases After Funding Loss
NY State Senator Hoylman-Sigal and Assembly Member Solages Urge Attorney General to Enforce Protect our Courts Act. 2019 Law Prohibits Arrests in Courthouses without a Judicial Warrant and Authorizes Attorney General to Sue for Relief.
New York Law Journal: Led by New York County Lawyers Association, several Legal Organizations Highlight Laws Protecting Courthouses from ICE Raids
New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) Resources for Immigrants including Know Your Rights, Asylum Seeker Resources and Immigrant Business Resources
National Immigration Law Center: Warrants and Subpoenas 101 — Judicial Warrants, Immigration Warrants, Judicial Subpoenas and Immigration Subpoenas
Motion Law: The Difference Between Judicial and Administrative Warrants
Litigation Tracker: A running list of legal challenges to Trump Administration Actions
Protect Democracy provides resources and explainers for anyone concerned about the current administrations attacks on the Federal workforce
Office of the New York State Attorney General offers information on:
* Safeguarding rights of immigrant students
* Law enforcement guidance on immigration enforcement
* Immigration services fraud
* Private an non profit entities guidance on immigration enforcement
New York Legal Assistance Group has a Pro Se Plus Project and offer on-demand Asylum Application Training at no cost.
NYLAG also offers a video “Know Your Rights – How to Protect Yourself in Encounters with ICE.
The Ark Legal Clinic at CBST trains volunteers and attorneys to assist with asylum and work permit applications, translation, accompaniment to USCIS interviews, direct support for our immigrant neighbors, and more. Clinics are Wednesday evenings.
Volunteer Info email: sanctuary@cbst.org
Address: 130 West 30th Street
Asylum Support Clinic is a volunteer based free legal clinic for asylum seekers in NYC. ASC assists asylum seekers who lack legal representation to file their asylum applications. Asylum Support Clinic operates on a 7 week cycle. Please visit their website to learn about volunteer opportunities in their next cycle.
NYS AG 2.15 Immigration QA (PDF)
Joint Office of the Governor and Office of the New York State Attorney General Guidance to Private and Non-Profit Organizations and Entities
American Immigration Lawyers Association provides Immigration Updates Under the Trump Administration
POCA Materials (PDF)
AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the judiciary law, in relation to protecting certain interested parties or people from civil arrest while going to, remaining at, or returning from the place of such court proceeding.
The National Immigration Forum — Forum Analysis: President Trump’s Executive Actions Relating to Immigration Enforcement and Mass Deportation.
The American Immigration Council – The executive orders signed on the first day of President Trump’s second term radically expand the legal authorities used to enforce immigration law against immigrants already in the U.S., while calling for an equally radical expansion of the infrastructure that would be needed to accomplish the “mass deportations” the president has promised.
The Vera Organization – Here’s how Trump’s week one executive orders specifically dismantle due process and exacerbate existing barriers that prevent people from accessing representation to defend their rights.
American Immigration Lawyers – This page tracks select changes to immigration-related regulations and policy that have been proposed or promulgated by the second Trump Administration. AILA is analyzing these orders and other executive actions to provide guidance and share analysis
Black Alliance for Just Immigration – BAJI has a number of resources, including published reports, community resource guides, and resources in multiple languages. All reports are downloadable free of charge.