Immigrant Justice Project

Immigrant Justice Project
To get help from the Immigrant Justice Project, call 212.382.6710.
Overview
The City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Justice Project (IJP) assists asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their home countries, survivors of violent crimes and trafficking here in the United States, and individuals seeking humanitarian protection and other forms of relief.
We match immigrants with pro bono attorneys and provide mentoring, training and guidance throughout the representation. IJP also provides representation before U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Our free legal services include:
- Legal protections for victims of violence, including domestic violence and sexual assault;
- Visas for immigrant victims of human trafficking;
- Asylum representation;
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA);
- Temporary Protected Status applications; and
- Other forms of immigration relief.
IJP staff regularly conduct trainings, outreach events, and legal clinics in the community.
IJP is co-directed by Jennifer Kim and Suzanne Tomatore. Caitlin Miner-Le Grand is on the IJP team as a staff attorney, and Cecilia Lopez Santiesteban is the Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy Fellow. Natalia Ramirez and Leah Susman are the project coordinators.
To learn more about our work, please watch our 2018 Gala video:
Watch our 2016 video:
For basic immigration resources, click here.
Not sure if this is the right project? Contact our free Legal Hotline at 212-626-7383.
Resources
Immigration Resources for COVID-19 (2020)
COVID-19 Guía de Recursos Para Inmigrantes (2020)
Podcast: Immigration and the Border (2018)
Economic Empowerment Resource Guide (August 2019)
Guia de Recursos Para el Empoderamiento Economico (Agosto 2019)
Measuring the Impact of Legal Services on Human Trafficking Survivors (2016)
Spotlight on 150 Human Trafficking Cases (2013)
Immigrant Women and Children Project Report
Latest news
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November 10, 2020
The City Bar Justice Center Challenges Proposed Immigration Regulations with the Aid of Pro Bono Partners
Immigrants have been in the cross hairs of this administration for the last four years. Since Donald Trump assumed
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August 12, 2020
Undocumented and Underserved: Supporting Immigrants in NYC Amid the Pandemic
Earlier this year, before the pandemic, the City Bar Justice Center's (CBJC) Immigrant Justice Project hosted a leg
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March 11, 2020
Willkie Farr & Gallagher Secures Asylum for Uyghur Student
Attorneys from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP recently helped to secure asylum for a young man from China’s Xin
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