07/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/09/2025 13:08
Immigrants being detained in federal holding rooms in Lower Manhattan have reported being unable to bathe or change clothes, overcrowding and inadequate meals. NYLAG immigration attorneys, like Rebecca Rubin, spoke with Gothamist reporter Arya Sundaram about what she's seen her own clients go through in recent weeks:
" There's no room to sit down - standing room only," said Rebecca Rubin, an immigration attorney for the New York Legal Assistance Group, who has had at least three clients detained in the cells.
Ridgewood high schooler Derlis, another person detained in close quarters, was fed one to two meals a day and was forced to sleep sitting up because the room was so crowded.
Read the full story in Gothamist, originally published on July 9, 2025.
NYLAG secures reevaluation of client's immigration case following judge's "abuse of discretion," reaffirming the right to counsel in credible fear proceedings.
Estos cinco recursos vitales pueden ayudar a quienes se representan a sí mismos en un tribunal de inmigración a conocer sus derechos y oponerse a la desestimación de sus procedimientos judiciales.
These 5 vital resources can help those representing themselves in immigration court know their rights and oppose the dismissal of their proceedings.
Dylan's asylum case has now been reinstated nearly one month after it was improperly dismissed on May 21 - a dismissal that led to his immediate arrest by plainclothes ICE officers and ongoing imprisonment in Pennsylvania.
In his first public statement since being detained by ICE in May, Bronx high schooler Dylan spoke on his detention and desire to be reunited with his family and friends.
NYLAG's latest immigration resource to assert protection from expedited removal and/or request a credible fear interview