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Immigrant ARC is a coalition of immigration legal services providers and advocates working together throughout New York State to increase access to justice and access to counsel for all immigrant New Yorkers. Our coalition represents more than 80 member organizations across the state and each member brings a unique set of skills and expertise to the table which keeps our network strong. Member…
Bearing Witness in Immigration Court: the Importance of Showing Up in Solidarity By: Stephanie Euber, Membership & Capacity Building Associate Today we are sharing an article written by Stephanie Euber, our Membership & Capacity Building Associate! Stephanie has been studying how Court Observation Programs impact the Immigration Courts in terms of their results as well as how it helps shape…
A huge thank you to our sponsors: Leo Rosner Foundation, Milbank LLP, Lenni Benson, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Janet Henner, Amida Care, Shayna Kessler, Julian Kline, Carrie Harvey & Omar Beer, and Priya Ghandi-Abriano ! We’d also like to thank our vendors: The Prince George Ballroom, Great Performances Catering , photographer Doreen Pierre , and Wizard Studios . We’d also like to…
I-ARC’s Champion of Immigrant Communities Award recipient, Alina Das. In honor of our upcoming benefit commemorating our fifth year, we wanted to share a bit more about our awardees! To celebrate those five years, we’ve done a “Fast Five” with our Champion of Immigrant Communities awardee, Alina Das, Co-Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at the New York University School of Law. How did you…
In honor of our upcoming benefit commemorating our fifth year, we wanted to share a bit more about our awardees! To celebrate those five years, we’ve done a “Fast Five” with our Partner in Justice awardee, The Association of Pro Bono Council (APBCo) . How did APBCo come into fruition? In 2006, five of our current members founded the organization as an association for dedicated law firm pro bono…
On his first day in office, President Trump signed over a dozen executive orders related to immigration. Below is some analysis of how these orders will affect New York and immigrant New Yorkers (for general summaries of the executive orders, see this recap from the National Immigration Law Center.) Overall, the President’s orders and messaging continued and built upon the invasion rhetoric that…
As we learned last week, the Biden administration is planning to speed up the processing of asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Canada border in response to an unprecedented increase in migrant crossings there. However, hours before the decision by the Biden administration to restrict asylum at the northern border went public, Immigrant ARC was already working with our members, alerting them to the news,…
This post is brought to you by I-ARC’s amazing intern, Sheribright Enowtah. Internship chronicles at I-ARC: Insights from Sheribright Enowtah As my internship journey at I-ARC draws near the end, I am excited to share what I have learned so far, so please join me on this voyage as I unveil to you my experiences, challenges, growth, and unexpected discoveries. Bon Voyage! Before I started working…
Good morning, members of the New York City Council. My name is Nneka Okpara and I am the Black Immigrants’ Initiatives Fellow at Immigrant ARC (“I-ARC”). Immigrant ARC (I-ARC) is a coalition of over 80 member organizations that provide legal services across the state of New York. Our mission is to increase access to justice and access to legal counsel for immigrant New Yorkers by mobilizing New…
In early October 2023, I-ARC’s Legal Services and Capacity-Building coordinator Lora Adams testified in front of the New York City Council’s Committee on Immigration at their hearing on legal services for asylum seekers in New York City. Below is a transcript of her testimony. *** NYC Council Committee on Immigration I-ARC Testimony on Legal Services for Asylum Seekers in NYC October 18, 2023 Good…
