The Legal Aid Society exists for one simple yet powerful reason: to ensure that no New Yorker is denied their right to equal justice because of poverty. For over 140 years, we have protected, defended, and advocated for those that have struggled in silence for far too long – working on the front-lines and behind-the-scenes to offer our clients the exceptional legal services they deserve.
Through our Civil, Criminal Defense, and Juvenile Rights Practices, we offer an unmatched depth and breadth of legal expertise to vulnerable New Yorkers in over 300,000 legal matters each and every year.
Every day, in every borough, The Legal Aid Society changes the lives of our clients with the help of our supporters.
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Wilmer's Story
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“Mr. You has lived without incident in this country for years, establishing a family and building a successful smal… https://t.co/7e4Mb7bx6O -
RT @LegalAidNYC: #BREAKING: Federal Court stays deportation, orders immediate release of #XiuQingYou, New Yorker arrested by #ICE ag… https://t.co/cGdHj2CMkh
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RT @CM_MargaretChin: Mr. You will come home to his family tonight. It has been 2 months since he's seen them. Thank you to Yee Ling Poon… https://t.co/jN5Ge0u0Qg
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#BREAKING: ICE detention of unaccompanied minors in New York is up more than 500%, city says https://t.co/HbZNvWlYiS
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“Today’s ruling is a sharp rebuke of ICE’s cruel and fanatical crusade to circumvent due process with the goal of t… https://t.co/ysPr2KcIxy
