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Toolkit for Immigrants and Those who Love Them (NY)

Thursday, March 09, 2017

"...A new toolkit offers a comprehensive look at the steps New Yorkers can take to protect themselves and their families. Available in English and Spanish, the online resource released late last week by LawHelpNY, a project of Pro Bono Net, provides a card for immigrants to carry on their person and explains what to do if you’re asked about your immigration status, if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stops you, if you’re subjected to an airport screening and if you or a loved one are detained. It also offers tools to understand your options under the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program, find someone in immigration detention, get a lawyer, report ICE raids and alert the public to immigration scams."

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