CUNY Citizenship Now! - Hostos Community 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.
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, 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: |
1 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Network affiliations: |
Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
Contact Person: |
Estelle Yessoh
(646) 344-7245
|
Executive Director: |
Allan Wernick
(646) 344-7245
|
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
Admin:
Phone: 646-344-7245
Fax: 212-652-2889
101 West 31st St. 9th Floor
New York, NY 10001
CLRN: Ben Flavin 917 579 5220
Cuny Cit Now: Allan Wernick 646 344 7245
James McGovern
Kymete Gashi
Kymete.Gashi@mail.cuny.edu
09 Feb 2018: ticker
Updated August 2022 |
IAN Members? |
No |