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Resources on Immigration
Legal Resources:
SUNY recognizes that our international community members may have specific and technical questions about their status that is beyond the expertise of SUNY and campus officials. The following resources can help students find competent legal representation (sometimes at low or no cost):
- USCIS Find Help in your Community Webpage: http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/findhelp-your-community
- USCIS Find Legal Services Webpage: http://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/find-legal-services
- Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) listing of attorneys who provide immigration services either free or for little cost: http://www.justice.gov/eoir/probono/states.htm
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) online Immigration Lawyer Referral Service: http://www.ailalawyer.org/
- The American Bar Association legal services listed by state: http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/home.cfm
- Immigration Law Help - an online directory of nearly 1,000 free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states: http://ImmigrationLawHelp.org
- US Committee on Refugee and Immigrant Affairs
991 Broadway, Suite 223, Albany, NY 12204
MButler@uscri-albany.org
- Bronx Works, 60 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453
bkarim@bronxworks.org
- Mercy Center, Inc., 332 E 149 Street, Bronx, NY 10451
psarro@mercycenterbronx.org; BSplain@MercyCenterBronx.org
- Asian American Federation, (COPO)
1081 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Joann.yoo@aafederation.org; joo.han@aafederation.org
- Arab American Association of NY
7111 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Deputydirector@arabamericanny.org
- Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
280 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-381-3222
- Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese of NY (Dutchess)
218 Church Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Daniel.Buzi@archny.org; Raliuca.Oncioiu@archny.org
- Jericho Road Ministries
184 Barton Street, Buffalo, NY 14213
Anna.ireland@jrchc.org
- Catholic Family Center
87 North Clinton, Rochester, NY 14604
Jmorris@cfcrochester.org; BVerma@cfcrochester.org
- Central American Refugee Center
91N Franklin Street, #208, Hempstead, NY 11550
elise@carecenny.org
- Literacy Nassau, Inc.
187 Smith Street, Freeport, NY 11520
kmicciche@literacynassau.org
- Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.,
165 Eldridge St., New York, NY 10002
gmui@cpc-nyc.org
- CUNY Uptown
560 West 181st Street, New York, NY 10033
Monique.Francies@cuny.edu
- Hispanic Federation, Inc.,
(NMCIR) 665 West 182nd Street, New York, NY 10033
jorozco@hispanicfederation.org
- Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees
309 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13501
Jessicah@mvrcr.org
- Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, NY Inc. DBA Catholic,
527 Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
chomles@ccoc.us; fcastricone@ccoc.us
- Catholic Charities Commodity Services, Archdiocese of NY (Orange)
321 S William Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
Jennifer.Ramirez@archny.org; Raluca.Oncioiu@archny.org
- Flushing YMCA,
138-46 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11354
mlam@yamcanyc.org
- Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc.
35-56 159th Street, Flushing, NY 11357
blee@kcsny.org
- Make the Road New York, Queens
92-10 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Theo.Oshiro@maketheroadny.org
- Queens Borough Public Library
37-44 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
Nikeisha.Smothers@queenslibrary.org
- Literacy Solutions
50 West Broad Street, Haverstraw, NY 10927
Patricia.rajala@gmail.com
- Staten Island YMCA
285 Vanderbilt Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10304
rrinaldo@ymcanyc.org
- Central American Refugee Center
2000 Brentwood Road, Brentwood, NY 11717
elise@carecenny.org
- Make the Road New York, Suffolk
1090 Suffolk Avenue, Brentwood, NY 11717
Theo.Oshiro@maketheroadny.org
- Neighbors Link
27 Columbus Ave, Mount Kisko, NY 10549
lnewman@neighborslink.org; rrincon@neighborslink.org
- Westchester Hispanic Coalition, Inc.
46 Aller Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605
gheymann@hispaniccoaltion.org
Know Your Rights Resources:
- ACLU: What to Do If You’re Stopped By Law Enforcement
- NILC: Everyone Has Basic Rights No Matter Who is President
- United We Dream: Know Your Rights; Protect Yourself Against Immigration Raids
- Know Your Rights info: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards
- Safety Planning: http://michiganimmigrant.org/resources/library
- AILA: Practice Alert: What to Do If Clients are Asked to Relinquish Their Green Cards and Sign Form I-407, Abandonment of LPR Status
Other Resources