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The Protective Visas That May Never Come
The 19th
"The Domestic Violence Project at the Urban Justice Center, which regularly helps victims file applications, projects that someone who filed in 2020 should expect to get a final decision in 2033, while someone who files this year could be waiting nearly two decades at the current rate."Fifty-One Percent: Heather Lothrop of the Domestic Violence Project
WAMC
"On this week's 51%, we speak with attorney Heather Lothrop of the Urban Justice Center about what immigrant survivors of domestic violence should know as they're planning to leave an abusive partner or bring them to court."Majority Leader Farías’ TBI Training Legislation for First Responders Heard at City Council Health Committee Hearing
NYCC
“Survivors of intimate partner violence have been suffering invisibly from traumatic brain injuries for far too long...Most of which goes unreported because neither the victim nor first responders are aware of the dangers, and of course, symptoms are not visible bruises,” said Madeline Garcia Bigelow, Founder & Managing Director of the Domestic Violence
DHS Reverses Decision to Abolish Three Key Civil Rights Offices
Public Citizen
“The Department of Homeland Security today announced that it will not abolish the Department’s Offices for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, or the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, reversing a previous move to shutter the offices...The reversal by DHS follows a lawsuit brought the Urban Justice Center [and others.]"Protecting New York’s Most Vulnerable From Federal Attacks
City Limits
“The Trump administration’s scare tactics have been so ruthless that they have successfully inhibited those in need from seeking social service providers, leaving them further isolated and at-risk.” - UJC Project Directors Amy Leipziger, Madeline Garcia Bigelow, Abigail AnzaloneCivil Rights Groups Sue To Restore Jobs At Homeland Security Oversight Offices That Were Gutted
AP
“The lawsuit was filed Thursday by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, the Southern Border Communities Coalition, and [the Domestic Violence Project of the] Urban Justice Center.”Homeland Agency’s Dismantling of Oversight Units Draws Lawsuit
Bloomberg News
“The nonprofits Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Southern Border Communities Coalition, and [the Domestic Violence Project of the] Urban Justice Center filed suit Thursday accusing DHS of violating the Constitution and federal law by torpedoing its Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and other teams, last month.”Opinion: How Lack of Data Privacy Enables Oppression
City Limits
“In DVP’s case, we are fortunate that the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows organizations like ours to anonymize a large portion of the information to protect survivor safety."Attention-Seeking Bigot Claims Immigrants Are ‘Raping Our Women’ to Justify Bill That Could Harm Survivors
Jezebel
“Joy Ziegeweid, director of immigration legal services at the Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project, told the outlet that nothing in the bill actually “[prevents] domestic violence or violence against women.”Republicans Say This Anti-Immigrant Bill Will Protect Victims of Abuse. It Will Do the Opposite.
The Intercept
"Other advocates worry that the legislation would embolden abusers and have a chilling effect on victims who might otherwise report the abuse...'Like, ‘Oh, you think you’re going to call the police to report my abuse?’” said Joy Ziegeweid, director of immigration legal services at the Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project. “4th Annual NYC Imagine Awards Finalists Announced
WABC
“Maria Martinez, Director of Client Services at the Domestic Violence Project at the Urban Justice Center, as been nominated for the Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. Leadership Excellence Award category.”Neighborhood Notes: DVP Offers Legal Clinic
Norwood News
The Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project provides free legal help with domestic violence-related matters on the last Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in conjunction with District 12 City Councilman Kevin Riley.New Bill Would Create a Civil Cause of Action to Prove a Debt was Coerced and Cease All Collections Activity Related to It
Urban Resources Institute
"98% of all survivors of domestic or gender-based violence report that they have experienced some level of economic abuse…The majority of survivors cite that economic abuse is the primary reason that they stay in or return to an abusive situation...The bill is signed/supported by UJC’s Domestic Violence Project."Neighborhood Notes: Small Business Week, Color of Justice Law Day Celebration, Bronx Week 2023 & More!
Norwood News
"The Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project provides free legal help with domestic violence-related matters on the last Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in conjunction with District 12 City Councilman Kevin Riley."Neighborhood Notes: DVP Provides Free Legal Help in Conjunction with City Councilman Riley
Norwood News
The Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project provides free legal help with domestic violence-related matters on the last Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in conjunction with District 12 City Councilman Kevin Riley.Neighborhood Notes: Monkeypox Vax Updates, Free Yankees Tickets, August Primaries & More!
Norwood News
“The Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project provides free legal help with domestic violence-related matters on the last Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in conjunction with District 12 City Councilman Kevin Riley."Americans Welcome Ukrainians, But America Doesn’t
Bloomberg
The solution: The U.S. must urgently reform its immigration system, so that quickly and efficiently providing refuge and work authorization to the most vulnerable migrants becomes the norm, not something special. [op-ed by DVP Supervising Immigration Attorney, Joy Ziegeweid]MC Joins In For an International Women’s Day Celebration
The Quadrangle
“Alpha Pi Phi, Manhattan College’s newest sorority, hosted an International Women’s Day event on the quadrangle with several other organizations…The organizations all came up with different activities to bring in money for the Domestic Violence Project, which was created by the Urban Justice Center.”
Meet DON’T WALK, the Largest Student-Run Fashion Show in the U.K.,
CR Fashion Book
"The two non-profits supported by the event are dedicated to community and social change...The Domestic Violence Project is a project from the Urban Justice Center to aid survivors in legal services, advocacy, and community education.”UJC AND CLEARY GOTTLIEB FOIA LITIGATION OBTAINS DOCUMENTS ON USCIS BLANK SPACES POLICY
Today, the Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project (DVP) released internal U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records revealing the rushed implementation and devastating impact of USCIS’s “no-blanks” policy, which purports to empower USCIS to reject U-visa petitions, among other immigration applications, solely because they contain blank answer fields.... Over the past nine months, USCIS has utilized the no-blanks policy to reject properly-filed U-visa petitions for trivial and nonsensical reasons, such as when the “middle name” field in a U-visa petition is left blank because the crime victim has no middle name.
P·P·O·W Gallery Raises Funds for DVP
P·P·O·W will donate a portion of all proceeds towards the Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project. The organization brings together lawyers, advocates, social workers and volunteers whose mission is to help survivors of domestic violence and their children live free of violence and abuse.
The Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project Advocates for Survivors & Other Vulnerable Populations
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Amber Brooks| March 28, 2019April 12, 2018: New York Governor Cuomo Signs Gun Control Legislation
NY Senate
On April 12, 2018, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a piece of legislation that will afford more protection to survivors of domestic violence from their abusive partners who have access to guns. The legislation cures a loophole that requires abusers to surrender all firearms, not just hand guns and also extends the waiting period for background checks from a mere three days to ten days. The bill also expands the list of "serious" crimes to include some misdemeanor offenses.April 5, 2018: NY Govenor Cuomo Requires Judicial Warrant For Arrests in State Facilities
Governor Cuomo expanded Executive Order #170 to require that ICE agents present judicial warrants to make arrests inside NY state facilities. Note, this does not extend to courthouses. The Order also provides that state officers and employees are not permitted to inquire as to an individual's immigration status unless necessary to determine eligibility for a program, benefit or to disclose to information to federal immigration authorities for purpose of federal civil immigration enforcement unless required by law.
March 1, 2018: DACA Update: What is the current status of DACA?
The Trump administration announced on September 5, 2017, that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would be phased out over six months, ending on March 5, 2018. Since that time, Congress has been unable to pass a bill that would provide permanent relief to Dreamers and DACA recipients. However, there have been legal challenges to the way that the Trump administration is attempting to end the program. Learn more here.
The Right to Mother and Do Sex Work
In These Times
Read what our Direct of Legal Services & Development, Atossa Movahedi, had to say on the topic in this article by In These Times. | February 21, 2018What To Talk About When We Talk About Sarah Hyland & Matt Prokop
Refinery 29
See what our Director of Development Atossa Movahedi had to say about TV actress Sarah Hyland in this article on Refinery29 | October 6, 2014Madeline Garcia Bigelow, on the MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry Show
MSNBC
Watch our DVP Managing Director, Madeline Garcia Bigelow, on the MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry Show, speaking about Ray Rice and our response to domestic violence here!DVP Staff appears on Law & Order: SVU
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