Tag: new-york-legal-assistance-group

ICE in NYC: Disabled asylum seeker detained without contact for over a week, parents skipping meals to pay for detained son’s release

The 31-year-old asylum-seeker from Peru with developmental and auditory disabilities, was detained by ICE on July 2

Jul. 13, 2025 By Adam Daly A 31-year-old Peruvian asylum-seeker with developmental and auditory disabilities was held in immigration detention for more than a week, without contact with his attorneys or family, after being arrested by ICE following a routine court hearing in Manhattan. Edwin Velasquez Munoz, who had been living in Long Island…

Flushing councilwoman partners with legal organization to provide free services

Jun. 28, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Flushing Councilwoman Sandra Ung, in partnership with the New York Legal Assistance Group’s Asian Immigrant Justice Project, will provide free legal assistance to constituents in her district office beginning Friday, June 30.  The first session will take place from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Ung’s office located at…
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