Tag Archives: Refugee Assistance Project
Right 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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by CBJC StaffJanuary 27, 2012
In 2011, 28 individuals from countries including Chad, China, Colombia, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Tibet, and Ukraine, were granted asylum or other immigration relief in the U.S. through the efforts of pro bono attorneys working with the Refugee Assistance Program at the City Bar Justice Center.
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