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    MOIA launched the largest, most comprehensive and coordinated municipal immigrant legal services and community support network in the nation. Over 125 MOIA Centers will deliver free, high-quality immigration legal assistance, support services, and immigrant rights education directly in the neighborhoods where immigrant New Yorkers live and work.

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    MOIA recognizes Immigrant Heritage Week and the contributions of immigrant New Yorkers who have transformed the city into a global capital of innovation, creativity, and progress. In 2025, we commemorate the day when 11,000 immigrants arrived in NYC and we celebrate 400 years of New York City, all in honor of the generations of immigrants who have built this city and will continue to shape its future.

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    MOIA has created several updated booklets with guidance for immigrant New Yorkers. Learn what to do after a friend or family member is detained by ICE/Immigration, Know Your Rights with ICE, and understand New York City Sanctuary City Laws. Visit MOIA's website regularly for up-to-date translated guidance related to immigration and language rights in NYC.

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    The City of New York recently settled a class action lawsuit that provides monetary damages to individuals who were detained by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) beyond their original scheduled release date between April 1, 1997 and December 21, 2012. Additional information about this settlement, including how to make a claim, is available in English and Spanish.

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