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Immigration Law Unit
Goal
The goal of the Immigration Law Unit is to provide high quality and vigorous legal representation to assist aliens to legalize their status, defeat deportation efforts, and/or be educated to their rights as aliens. The Program provides services throughout Western, Central, and Northeastern NY. What we do
The Program provides legal representation, advice, information, and counseling:
- to assist persons fleeing persecution in their native lands so that they can live safely in the United States
- to unite families of U.S. citizens or permanent residents by obtaining immigration status for their undocumented members
- to avert deportation of persons eligible to remain in the U.S.
- to remedy the discrimination that our clients are subjected to due to their immigration status
During the growing season the Program provides legal assistance at various clinics located near growers and farm-workers. Contact the Rochester Office for more information.
Who Qualifies for the Program
Low to moderate income persons
How to Apply for Services
The program, in partnership with Hiscock Legal Aid Society in Syracuse and Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York in Albany, provides intake, information, referral, and/or legal representation throughout NYS. Please see the list below for contact information for the office that covers the county in which you live.
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In Rochester, call: 585.232.4090
Counties covered by Rochester office:
| Allegany |
Cattaraugus |
Chautauqua |
Genesee |
| Livingston |
Monroe |
Niagara |
Ontario |
| Orleans |
Seneca |
Steuben |
Wayne |
| Wyoming |
Yates |
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In Syracuse, call:
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Philip Broikos
Hiscock Legal Aid
351 South Warren Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
315.422.8191 ext. 129
Counties covered by Syracuse Office:
| Broome |
Cayuga |
Chemung |
Chenango |
| Cortland |
Delaware |
Herkimer |
Jefferson |
| Lewis |
Madison |
Oneida |
Onondaga |
| Oswego |
Otsego |
Schuyler |
Tioga |
| Tompkins |
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In Albany, call:
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Carlos Schmidt
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
55 Colvin Avenue
Albany, New York 12206
518.689.6300
Counties covered by Albany Office:
| Albany |
Clinton |
Columbia |
Essex |
| Franklin |
Fulton |
Greene |
Hamilton |
| Montegomery |
Rensselaer |
Saratoga |
Schenectady |
| Schoharie |
St.Lawrence |
Warren |
Washington |
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How to Find Legal Aid Society of Rochester
Address and map
Additional Information
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Asylum Issues
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