Community groups testified the legal-services pipeline is overwhelmed after TPS termination: MIRA reported hundreds served and hundreds on a waitlist, and witnesses urged the city to fund more legal screenings, representation and DOJ-accredited navigators while recruiting pro bono lawyers and law‑school clinics.

via BorderReport — Estrella del Paso, a full-service immigration legal aid agency serving low-income immigrants and refugees, has shut down its legal program for unaccompanied migrant children after the Trump administration declined to renew its federal contract and withheld nearly $1 million in reimbursements for legal services the nonprofit says it already completed.

After an hour of public comment that included appeals for legal aid and objections over cost and conflicts of interest, the Chelsea City Council laid on the table an order seeking $1,000,000 to contract immigration legal services. A roll‑call vote to table the item passed 7–3 (1 absent).

via Documented — Mohan, a 55-year-old Nepali immigrant, woke up one morning this past December expecting a resolution to two decades of uncertainty about his life in the U.S. following an old asylum denial. He had submitted a marriage-based application for adjustment of status, and walked into immigration court for what he believed would be a routine interview. […] The post For Asian Immigrants in NYC, Legal Help Remains Out of Reach With Life-Altering Consequences appeared first on Documented .

via Home - CBSNews.com — The DOJ's Recognition and Accreditation program enables non-attorneys to assist immigrants with needs including naturalization petitions and immigration court appearances.