Tag Archives: Immigrant Women and Children Project
New Report Highlights Impact of Legal Services on Human Trafficking Survivors
by CBJC StaffFebruary 1, 2016
The City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) has released a report examining how legal services have helped clients change their lives.
Read moreHuman Trafficking Victim Obtains Successful Settlement in Federal Court
by CBJC StaffJanuary 22, 2016
From the time she was five years old, Miriam (not her real name), a Nigerian victim of human trafficking, lived with an aunt’s family where she was mistreated and abused, especially by an older cousin.
Read moreThe Legal Rights of Domestic Violence Victims
by CBJC StaffOctober 20, 2015
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence, domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness for women and their families.
Read moreImmigrant Women & Children Project Helps Reunite Trafficking Survivors with their Children – by Suzanne Tomatore
by CBJC StaffAugust 18, 2015
Angelica (names changed for privacy and safety) came to the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) in 2013 seeking legal assistance because she was a victim of international labor trafficking.
Read moreLabor Migration and Human Trafficking
by CBJC StaffOctober 3, 2014
Last month, the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women and Children Project visited with a group of legal, labor rights and government agency leaders that work on issues of labor migration and human trafficking.
Read moreCity Bar Justice Center Selected as an Inaugural Justice Fellow Host Organization
by CBJC StaffJuly 18, 2014
The City Bar Justice Center is pleased to be selected as one of Immigrant Justice Corps’ inaugural Justice Fellow Host Organizations. CBJC will host two Justice Fellows for a period of two years.
Read moreImmigration Relief for Crime Victims: The U Non-Immigrant Visa – by Suzanne Tomatore
by CBJC StaffMay 12, 2014
Jenny, a forty-year-old mother of two, recently had some wonderful news: her employment authorization card was approved by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service. This card will allow her to apply for a Social Security number and will open many doors for Jenny and her family.
Read moreSpecial Report: Spotlight on 150 Human Trafficking Cases
by CBJC StaffDecember 3, 2013
Today the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) released a Special Report, Spotlight on 150 Human Trafficking Cases, that reflects over a decade of direct representation of low-income immigrant survivors of human trafficking in the New York City metropolitan area and informs the Justice Center’s advocacy and policy recommendations.
Read moreIWC Presentation at Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice
by CBJC StaffMay 1, 2013
The Immigrant Women and Children Project’s Equal Justice Works fellow, Laura Matthews-Jolly, today spoke about human trafficking at the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice.
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