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The Bronx Defenders
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The Bronx Defenders 28 мин
NYC Council’s 2020 Budget Response calls on the Administration to allocate a baseline of $16.5 million to support immigrant legal services administered by NYIFUP, acknowledging NYIFUP’s success in defending NYers from unlawful ICE deportation.
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The Bronx Defenders 16 ч
We welcome City Council’s passage of legislation to eliminate yet another mechanism that extracts revenue from NY’s most marginalized communities. Among the thousands of people who are incarcerated in NYC, nearly all experience deep poverty.
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Terry Lawson 19 ч
Richard Bailey Rosa Cohen-Cruz Jill Waldman and others on Read our report here:
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The Bronx Defenders 20 ч
The Act protects all NY'ers constitutional right to access courts. Call your member today and demand that they stand with immigrant NY'ers by supporting a resolution to support the Act in NYC and get ICE out of our courts!
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Raven Rakia 5.04
I wrote a piece about Richard Cannon who's on parole and was making progress after being released from a 20 year sentence. He had an apartment, a psychiatrist and other mental health support. Then he got arrested and it destroyed all the progress he made.
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The Bronx Defenders 23 ч
Today, will hear a resolution to support the Act! Stand with immigrant NY'ers by showing your support for this much-needed reform! Call your Senator today and demand that they support change that will get ICE out of NY courts!
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The Legal Aid Society 24 ч
Today, will hear a resolution to support the Act! Stand with immigrant NY'ers by showing your support for this much-needed reform! Call your Senator today and demand that they support change that will get ICE out of NY courts!
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Worth Rises 9.04
NYC Council just voted to pass Intro 1199A, which eliminates credit card bail payment fees! We're one step closer to
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FPA-Foundation 8.04
WBAI: Child Welfare System and Family Separations in the Bronx | The Bronx Defenders via
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The Bronx Defenders 9.04
“The budget deal will result in the elimination of cash bail for about 90 percent of cases. Deals were also reached on reforming the discovery process and ensuring that criminal trials happen faster.”
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The Bronx Defenders 9.04
“A quarter of immigrants in New York-based detention who were represented by attorneys with the Liberty Defense Project have been released and reunited with their families.”
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The Bronx Defenders 8.04
New York’s new reforms should not stall until January. Measures such as the elimination of cash bail for most and the expansion of open discovery will prevent hundreds of people from being sent to Rikers in this waiting period.
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The Bronx Defenders 8.04
“I’m not at all surprised it took some sort of public shaming for this to happen,” says Eli Northrup, our Associate Special Counsel. Two of his clients’ cases will be investigated following the breaking story last week on the 52nd Precinct.
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The Bronx Defenders 7.04
“Rethinking whether these kinds of crimes should be considered violent would change the conversation about what must be done to cut the incarcerated population.”
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The Bronx Defenders 6.04
“Elder parole would restore hope for countless incarcerated people, their families and loved ones. It would ensure that New York’s policies are consistent with the values of redemption, mercy and compassion shared by most New Yorkers.”
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The Bronx Defenders 6.04
“In the past, tenants facing eviction usually arrived to housing court without legal representation, at a major disadvantage to landlords who almost always have an attorney. This is changing.”
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The Bronx Defenders 5.04
“When I met him, when he was just arrested, his communication was very different. It deteriorated rapidly when he was incarcerated. I think his mental health deteriorated,” says Deb Lolai, our Criminal Defense attorney who represented Richard Cannon.
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The Bronx Defenders 5.04
“The Bronx Defenders won a new $3.3 million contract from the New York City Department of Social Services. The money will fund legal services for immigrant families through June 2019.”
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The Bronx Defenders 5.04
“They say they going to let me go after 20-something years. But they don’t let me go. They’re still in control.” Richard Cannon was incarcerated for 20 years. When he was released on parole, it was another prison where everything in his life is monitored.
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genia blaser 5.04
Отговор до @BronxDefenders @BklynDefender @LegalAidNYC
not sure what NYIFUP is? it's the first universal representation program for immigration proceedings, is staffed by the amazing immigration attorneys from and , and is funded by NY city council
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