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Toward a Public Defender System for Immigrants, by Lynn M. Kelly
by CBJC StaffJuly 2, 2014
A terrific leap forward for justice has happened in New York City. The City Bar Justice Center applauds the New York City Council’s allocation of $4.9 million in new funding for the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) in this year’s city budget.
Read moreRight to Legal Counsel for Immigrant Detainees: A Progress Update
by CBJC StaffOctober 16, 2013
On September 30th, the New York Law Journal reported on the two public defender organizations that will form the New York Immigrant Defenders (NYID), a unique pilot project to provide universal legal representation to indigent detainees facing deportation.
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