New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
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NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, & social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis.
http://www.nylag.org
Joined August 2011
RT @thenyic: @CMRitaJoseph NYS must pass the Access to Representation Act to guarantee all NYers a lawyer in immigration court #ARA @HeyIts….
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RT @thenyic: NYC high school student Mouctar was abducted from 26 federal plaza. Bring mouctar home now! @CMRestler #FreeMouctar #FreeThemA….
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CDPAP UPDATE: Tuesday, a federal judge granted provisional approval for our CDPAP consumer class action settlement over the troubled home care program transition. See key provisions to the settlement at the link below:.
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NYLAG and Patterson Belknap secured a provisional approval for a settlement on behalf of CDPAP participants who stood to lose care services.
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RT @FordhamLawNYC: @nylag @NYLPI @NYSHCR Read the John Paul Stevens Foundation's 2025 Fellows Report, which includes a message from 2025 Fo….
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RT @FordhamLawNYC: Congratulations to Fordham Law students Wasi Ahmed '27, Briana Bowen '27, Jessica Cordeiro '27, Erin Duddy '26, Crystal….
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RT @CMSandraUng: Now more than ever, people need access to free legal services and consultations. The @nylag Mobile Legal Help Center will….
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RT @AMDeLosSantos72: Every month, my district office offers free legal assistance to individuals and families in need—thank you to @nylag f….
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RT @thenyic: "We were inseparable.". Raiza's son Dylan was torn from their family 2 months ago by ICE agents at immigration court. He still….
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Raiza is fighting for the release of her son, Dylan Lopez Contreras, who was detained by ICE agents after attending his asylum case hearing in New York immigration court.
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RT @CIANAINC: “We were able to argue and establish to the court that this boy, who is a student who has no criminal record, who was attendi….
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Derlis Toaquiza is an 11th-grade student at Grover Cleveland High School in Queens where he was designated the Most Improved Student by his teachers.
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RT @helloDCWP: We are proud to celebrate 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act with @NYCDisabilities! . Our NYC Financial Empowe….
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Everyone deserves to live with dignity and thrive in their own homes and communities, and this settlement helps to protect these rights for aging New Yorkers, those with disabilities and those who use Medicaid-funded health care services in our state. (🧵 2/3).
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UPDATE: The judge overseeing our lawsuit against the NYS Dept. of Health preliminarily approved a settlement this week that we are confident will provide immediate outreach to #CDPAP consumers who have faced challenges using their services during this transition (🧵 1/3).
BREAKING: NYLAG filed a lawsuit on behalf of CDPAP participants to delay the rushed transition from 600 fiscal intermediaries to one—a process that could upend the in-home care of older New Yorkers and those with disabilities. Read more:.
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RT @CMLindaLee: Due to extreme heat and @NYLAG van repairs, our office will be hosting attorneys from the New York Legal Assistance Group r….
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RT @CMLindaLee: Our office will be hosting attorneys from the New York Legal Assistance Group at our district office this Thursday, June 26….
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RT @CMAlexaAviles: Today, the City Council is holding a Public Housing hearing seeking transparency on vacancies and transfers throughout N….
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