Immigrant Defense Project protects and expands the rights of all immigrants, focusing at the intersection of the criminal and immigration systems.| www.immigrantdefenseproject.org
Defending Immigrants Impacted by Criminalization: Legal Strategies and Evolving Challenges is a timely CLE program that provides in-depth training on key topics in criminal-immigration law practice. Over two days, experienced immigration and criminal defense attorneys and policy experts will provide in-depth training on foundational law and strategy, new developments in case law, and policy and practice updates that are key to providing high quality representation to immigrants with criminal ...| Immigrant Defense Project
June 18, 2025 The following is a statement from the Immigrant Defense Project: “The Trump Administration is waging a terror campaign against New Yorkers across the state, using Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies to target, abduct, and detain loved ones and community members, yet our elected leaders have chosen not to act, failing to pass urgently ... Read more » The post IDP Says NY State Legislature Inaction on Immigration Bills is “Complicity” With T...| Immigrant Defense Project
June 12, 2025 The following is a statement from the Immigrant Defense Project: “We condemn today’s announcement by the Department of Justice seeking to interfere in the rights of New Yorkers to access the state courts. “New York must protect the rights of all our community members to due process. In our state courts, the stakes are high– judges are ... Read more » The post The Immigrant Defense Project Stands By Our Historic Law Defending Access to Courts appeared first on Immigra...| Immigrant Defense Project
May 29, 2025 There have been recent reports in New York State of ICE agents arresting immigrants who are attending their immigration court hearings. What is happening with ICE in courts? Multiple cases of ICE arresting and detaining people who are appearing for their immigration court hearings have been confirmed by community members, advocates and the press. These appear to ... Read more » The post *ALERT: ICE Arrests in NY Immigration Courts* appeared first on Immigrant Defense Project.| Immigrant Defense Project
The training is virtual and free of charge. It was last given for CLE credit in 2019. Advanced registration is required. What you will learn: New York City Summons Court has undergone significant changes in recent years, but tens of thousands of New Yorkers face criminal prosecution in the court every year. Non-citizen New Yorkers can be affected by those ... Read more » The post CLE Training: Representing Non-U.S. Citizen Clients in NYC Summons Courts appeared first on Immigrant Defense...| Immigrant Defense Project
In his first few weeks in office, Donald Trump rolled out many anti-immigrant executive orders and policy shifts, including attacks on birthright citizenship, expansion of ICE-police collaborations and immigration detention, and the termination of protected status for multiple groups. Following this initial flood of actions, the Trump administration escalated its targeting of immigrant communities in an increasingly lawless manner, signaling ... Read more » The post Resisting Authoritarianis...| Immigrant Defense Project
April 24, 2025 Albany, N.Y. — Labor unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers across New York State are urging Governor Hochul and the New York State Senate and Assembly to quickly pass the New York for All Act and protect immigrant communities from the Trump Administration’s brutal deportation machine. “This bill represents the strongest action that New York State ... Read more » The post Unions Tell Governor, Legislature to Pass New York For All Act “As Soon As Possi...| Immigrant Defense Project
April 15, 2025 Today, Speaker Adams and the New York City Council SUED the Mayor and his administration, challenging his plan to re-embed ICE agents at Rikers. This order would pave way for ICE to separate more New Yorkers from their loved ones. We applaud the council’s quick action and are proud to see true New Yorker Spirit in action! ... Read more » The post The Immigrant Defense Project Applauds the City Council’s Action Standing with Sanctuary appeared first on Immigrant Defense ...| Immigrant Defense Project
There are many types of documents related to a criminal case in New York State. Each document provides different information about a case and not every document is always needed to understand what happened. IDP expanded our resource that previously focused only on New York City courts to guide people who need to request documents from a criminal court throughout New York ... Read more » The post Community Legal Resource: How Can I Learn What Happened in My Criminal Court Case in New York S...| Immigrant Defense Project
Congressional Letter Comes As Sponsors and Supporters Build Momentum to Pass NY4All in Final Days of Session| Immigrant Defense Project