NY Brothers could Lose Mother to Cancer, have Dad Sent Back to Mexico
NYLAG helps to secure a 60-day temporary visa for a father who’s facing deportation while his wife battles with cancer.
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Williamsburg Man Granted Temporary Visa to Care for Ailing Wife
After a year of legal battles led by NYLAG, a family was reunited in the face of illness.
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Veteran Affairs Medical-Legal Partnership Readiness Guide
Drawing upon expertise, examples, and tools from the field, the VA MLP Readiness Guide provides VAMCs with a step-by-step approach to starting and sustaining a medical-legal partnership.
Lawyers improve health outcomes
Randye Retkin, Director of NYLAG’s LegalHealth Division, explains the impact of the Medical-Legal Partnership model.
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Kings County Hospital Launches Legal Services for Immigrant Patients
NYC Health + Hospitals is expanding its on-site legal services to better serve immigrant patients.The new service builds on an existing partnership between the health system and NYLAG’s LegalHealth unit.
Ocampo: Volunteers are invaluable at Northport’s VA Medical Center
NYLAG’s Katie Ocampo discusses the significance of volunteers at local Veteran Affairs medical centers.
A System-Level Approach to Addressing Health-Harming Legal and Social Needs
A Case Study of the NYC Health + Hospitals and LegalHealth Medical-Legal Partnership.
Samantha Kubek of the NY Legal Assistance Group discusses MST
NYLAG attorney Samantha Kubek speaks with Jim Fausone on military sexual trauma (MST).
Planning for Detention: How 2 States Help Immigrant Children Stay Out of Foster Care
NYLAG’s Randye Retkin explains the necessity for other states to provide this sympathetic law.
If Parents Get Deported, Who Gets Their Children?
NYLAG’s Randye Retkin and other immigrant advocates co-drafted the NY legislation to increase protections for children of immigrant parents amid the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.
