VOLS Immigration Project
The VOLS Immigration Project supports one of New York City’s most resilient populations: immigrant youth, young adults, and families. Through our direct legal services, community legal education presentations, trainings, and clinics, we empower our immigrant young people to access security, education and employment opportunity. We support our clients to address new and recurring immigration law issues including, asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Deferred Action Childhood Arrival (DACA) renewals, Temporary Protected Status, U-visas, Employment Authorization, Advanced Parole, and removal defense.
To reach young people in their communities, our team maintains trusted relationships with educators and staff at over 30 of New York City’s immigrant-serving public schools, colleges, and community-based organizations. Because we work with young people, we work with clients through several years and stages of their legal journey.
Pro Bono Stories: Immigration Project
Join VOLS’ Immigration Project Director for Unprecedented Times: Immigration Remedies for Our New Neighbors, a CLE, on October 12th
VOLS is proud to co-sponsor Unprecedented Times: Immigration Remedies for Our New Neighbors, alongside Puerto Rican Bar Association of New York, on October 12th. Join VOLS Immigration Project Director Dorian E.…
Language Access and Immigrant Family Communications Group Letter
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VOLS provides Free DACA Renewal Assistance Clinics
Our law firm partnerships and clinics help recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) maintain their immigration benefits, including protection from deportation and permission to work in the U.S.…
VOLS Immigration Project 2021 Report
The Voices of Immigrant Young People Amidst the uncertainties of immigration law and the pandemic, it is the voices of young people served by Volunteers of Legal Service's (VOLS) Immigration…
VOLS Applauds $2.1B Excluded Workers Fund in NYS Budget Act
Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) applauds the creation of a first-of-its-kind, $2.1B Excluded Workers Fund in the FY 2022 Enacted Budget. The New York State Excluded Workers Fund is a…
Updates For VOLS Immigration Clients
Dear Clients / Estimados clientes, During this time of uncertainty, the VOLS Immigration Project hopes to find you and your family well. Our staff is working remotely, so you can still reach us via…
Our Clients
VOLS Immigration Project Client Success Stories
The Immigration Project is happy to share three success stories for the month of April. Naturalization Success Story In April 2022,…
VOLS Unemployed Workers Immigrant Client Story: Ms. M wins unemployment repayment case
VOLS is proud to extend our Unemployed Workers Project’s services to immigrant New Yorkers, providing increased access to eligible Unemployment…
SIJS Client Story: Eric M. Receives His Green Card
VOLS’ client Eric M.* arrived in the Unites States from Ecuador in March 2020, right at the start of the…
Community Schools
- Academy of Government and Law
- Academy for Language and Technology
- City-As-School High School
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- CUNY John Jay College Immigrant Student Success Center
- Essex Street Academy
- Flushing International High School
- High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies
- International High School at Lafayette
- International High School at Prospect Heights
- James Baldwin High School
- Lower Manhattan Arts Academy
- New Design High School
- New York Collective of Radical Educators
- Union Settlement Esperanza Preparatory Academy
- Urban Academy School for Law & Justice
- William E. Macaulay Honors Program at the City University of New York
Community Partners
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