La Colmena, El Centro - New York & New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) have arrived in Albany. We are pushing for these priorities to be included in the final budget:

➡ #FundExcludedWorkers
➡ #Coverage4All
➡ #LegalServicesFunding

Impacto Latino Alejandro Alemán Rivas El Diario Nueva York @jessicaramos Jessica González-Rojas Marcela Mitaynes 瑪切拉 米坦斯

NYIC advocating for an increase in #LegalServicesFunding w/ Carrie Woerner bc Immigrant communities have been on the frontlines of our state's economic recovery and deserve that our state invests in their protection, defense, and access to the resources to realize their success

Deportations are ongoing when NYers should be home safe with their families. My reps know we need more #legalservicesfunding to combat federal efforts that are deliberately excluding immigrants from #COVID10 relief. TY Robert Jackson & Carmen De La Rosa for standing with us #NYUnited

Grateful 4 Advocates we work w/ repping their members+clients in the North Country 2 highlight that immigrant NYers are an integral + interconnected part of that community
Met w/ NY Assemblyman Jones bc lack of #LegalServicesFunding + #AccesstoRepresentation is an economic issue 2

Today, along with 100+ other community leaders and allies, we are in Albany to demand 🩺 #Coverage4All , ⚖️ #LegalServicesFunding , &👷🏾‍♀️ #ExcludedWorkerFund in the *FINAL* State Budget.

Governor Kathy Hochul, deliver JUSTICE for immigrant NYers, who keep our state afloat!

🔴HAPPENING NOW: Faith in New York is showing up! Community leaders gather in Albany to demand🩺 #Coverage4All , ⚖️ #LegalServicesFunding , &👷🏾‍♀️ #ExcludedWorkerFund in the budget. Governor Kathy Hochul can deliver justice for immigrant NYers, who have placed their lives on the line for NY!

Today our community gathered in Albany to demand the inclusion of #Coverage4All , #LegalServicesFunding & #ExcludedWorkersFund in the FINAL budget.

Our community has been essential before & throughout the pandemic placing our health the line.

Governor Kathy Hochul, DELIVER justice!

Today, 100+ community leaders and allies have gathered in Albany to demand 🩺 #Coverage4All , ⚖️ #LegalServicesFunding , &👷🏾‍♀️ #ExcludedWorkerFund in the *FINAL* State Budget.

Governor Kathy Hochul, deliver JUSTICE for immigrant NYers, who keep our stay afloat!

Today, 100+ community leaders and allies have gathered in Albany to demand 🩺 #Coverage4All , ⚖️ #LegalServicesFunding , &👷🏾‍♀️ #ExcludedWorkerFund in the *FINAL* State Budget.

Governor Kathy Hochul, deliver JUSTICE for immigrant NYers, who keep our stay afloat!

Meeting w/ NYS Senator Samra Brouk to dicuss how
Governor Kathy Hochul
and the New York State Legislature can promote dignity, fairness, and family unity. #NYIFUP #LDP by doing the following👇🏽:
-Increase #LegalServicesFunding to $25mil
-Passing the #AccesstoRepresentationAct

Met w/ Harry B. Bronson office b/c
Immigration Legal Services save lives promote safety, and having a lawyer represent someone in deportation proceedings makes a huge difference, 60% of immigrants w/lawyers win their cases!
#LegalServicesFunding #AccesstoRepresentation

Archive: Tom MacArthur is committed to support #accesstojustice #legalservicesfunding We are grateful for the support! Tom Prol #CoreyGaul #ABADay

We have arrived in Albany! Today we gather to demand🩺 #Coverage4All , ⚖️ #LegalServicesFunding , &👷🏾‍♀️ #ExcludedWorkerFund in the *FINAL* State Budget.

This year Governor Kathy Hochul can deliver justice for immigrant NYers, who have placed their lives on the line for NY!

#CapitolReport : Restoration of #LegalServices Funding Urged at Budget Hearings

#LegalServices of New Jersey President Melville D. Miller Jr. urged the Legislature to consider restoring funding of Legal Services to its FY2010 status. Read more. ow.ly/B2k430jlYyK

The Representation Act (Bill S81A) establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and provides for the administration thereof. The bill currently stands in committee review: nysenate.gov/legislation/bi… #legalservicesfunding

The bar association community responds to proposed elimination of LSC funding. See the list of statements here americanbar.org/groups/bar_ser…

Today, we came out in force to Albany to fight for:

🩺 #Coverage4All ,
⚖️ #LegalServicesFunding , &
👷🏾‍♀️ #ExcludedWorkerFund
in the *FINAL* New York State Budget.

Read Murad Awawdeh on this fight and the stakes for immigrant NYers in the budget.
nyic.org/2022/03/immigr…

3 Hoosiers joining American Bar Association advocacy effort next wk in DC theindianalawyer.com/hoosiers-joini… via Indiana Lawyer #legalservicesfunding #homelessveterans

Legal Services Funding. Here is a list of many different legal organizations—some of whom don’t agree on much of anything—who all think eliminating funding for Legal Services Corp. is a big mistake. americanbar.org/groups/bar_ser…

Statements from the ABA and other bar associations on the importance of legal services funding and Legal Services Corp.: americanbar.org/groups/bar_ser…