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All immigrant New Yorkers can access free and confidential immigration legal help in their preferred language.

The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) provides the following information and services to support immigrant New Yorkers navigate the U.S. immigration system and build their lives and futures in New York.

You can call the City-funded, free, and safe MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365, or call 311 and say, "Immigration Legal," to get answers to immigration policy questions and information on how and where to find City-funded, free, and safe immigration legal help.

Please note that the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline does not schedule people for legal appointments directly. If you would like information on how to find a provider that speaks your language and is geographically close to you, please call 800-354-0365. Additionally, if your annual household income is more than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, you may not be eligible to receive services from certain City-funded legal service providers.

If you have general questions, please call the NYC Immigrant Affairs Hotline at 212-788-7654 or email askMOIA@cityhall.nyc.gov.

MOIA provides these services in partnership with many nonprofit community partners across all five boroughs. To find services that are right for you, please see below.

Information provided on this website is for guidance only and is not legal advice.

MOIA Legal Support Centers

Services: Legal consultations and representation in immigration legal cases, at community-based locations citywide.
Eligibility Criteria: Household income must be less than 200% of the current year Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Access the chart outlining the current FPL by household size.

Immigrant Rights Workshops (IRWs)

Services: These workshops provide immigrant New Yorkers with the tools and training necessary to navigate and access city services. IRWs cover an array of topics, including how to navigate interactions with federal immigration enforcement (ICE), avoid fraudulent legal services, and help guide immigrants to free and safe immigration legal and social services.

Haitian Response Initiative (HRI)

Services: Legal consultations and representation in immigration legal cases, and social services and referrals.
Eligibility Criteria: Recently arrived New York City residents who are Haitian nationals.

MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline

Services: Answers to immigration-related questions, information on immigration policy, connections to immigration legal help, and referrals to community-based resources and support services.
Eligibility Criteria: Although anyone can call, to be eligible for legal services, individuals must be New York City residents and income eligible (200% of the Federal Poverty Level).

NYS DREAM Act Application Assistance

Services: Educating and assisting individuals who are eligible for financial assistance with the application process.
Eligibility Criteria: Low-income immigrant New Yorkers, particularly those eligible for financial aid.

Rapid Response Legal Collaborative (RRLC)

Services: Legal assistance to those detained, or at imminent risk of detention and deportation, who may not have the right to see an immigration judge or are facing a fast-track to removal.
Eligibility Criteria: New York City residents who are in removal proceedings and have not been convicted of a serious crime.

Immigration Court 101

Read this basic guide to navigating immigration court, including your court date, who will be at the immigration court, finding legal representation, and more. Please click your language in the list below to view the translated flyer.

English – Immigration Court 101

Albanian | Shqip - Bazat e Gjykatës së Emigracionit

Arabic | العربية - معلومات أساسية عن محكمة الهجرة

Bangla | বাংলা - অভিবাসন আদালত 101

Chinese (Simplified) | 简化字 - 移民法庭 101

Chinese (Traditional) | 繁體中文 - 移民法庭須知 101

Farsi/Persian | فارسی - دادگاه مهاجرت شماره 101

French | Français - Comprendre le tribunal de l’immigration

Fulani | Fulfulde - Ñaawirdu Hoɗgol 101

Georgian | ქართული - საიმიგრაციო სასამართლო 101

German | Deutsch - Einwanderungsgericht 101

Greek | Ελληνικά - Εισαγωγή στο Δικαστήριο Μετανάστευσης