CUNY Citizenship Now! - Medgar Evers College Immigration Center
CUNY Citizenship Now provides free, high quality, and confidential immigration law services to help individuals and families on their path to U.S. citizenship. Our attorneys and paralegals offer one-on-one consultations to assess participants’ eligibility for legal benefits and assist them in applying when qualified. We also coordinate community, educational, and volunteer initiatives to help expand opportunities for New York City’s immigrant population.
| Counties served: |
Kings (Brooklyn) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Polish, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Estelle Yessoh
(646) 344-7245
|
| Executive Director: |
Allan Wernick
(212) 652-2051
|
| Last contact date: |
February 9, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
3/13/12: updated by Tamara Bloom
9/25/12: tickler
2/6/14: tickler
10/8/14: updated contact person
12/30/14: tickler
4/4/16: tickler
09 Feb 2018: tickler
Updated August 2022 |
| IAN Members? |
No |
