Updated Immigration Consequences of Convictions Checklist (2025)
IDP has updated our two-page checklist which summarizes the criminal bars to removability (inadmissibility and deportability) as well as criminal bars to citizenship and applications…
Trump Day 1 Orders: Focus on Criminalization and Detention
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump issued more than a dozen Executive Orders (EOs) that seek to sow fear in immigrant communities. These orders seek…
The Immigrant Defense Project Celebrates Ravi Ragbir’s Presidential Pardon
January 19, 2025 This morning our hearts skipped a beat upon hearing the incredible news that Ravi was granted a presidential pardon! We are beyond…
Governor Hochul Grants Clemency to 22 New Yorkers as Trump Is Poised to Implement Mass Deportation Plan, Thousands More Fear Family Separation
December 20, 2024 ALBANY, NY – Today, Governor Kathy Hochul granted 21 pardons and 1 commutation. We are thrilled for the New Yorkers who benefit…
CLE Training: Crim-Imm 101: Understanding Immigration Status for Defense Attorneys
In 2010, the Supreme Court held that the 6th Amendment requires criminal defense attorneys to advise non-citizen clients about the immigration consequences that could arise…
CLE Training: Immigration Detainers in NYC: The Impact on State Criminal Cases
ICE detainers are a key component of ICE’s detention-to-deportation pipeline. An ICE detainer is an administrative request to state or local law enforcement to detain…
IDP Says It Will Continue to Fight the Mass Deportation Machine After Trump Takes Office
November 7, 2024 NEW YORK- The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) today said that it will continue its fight against the mass deportation machine when Donald Trump…
Immigrant Rights Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Take Action Now: Protect Immigrant New Yorkers
November 6, 2024 ALBANY- Governor Hochul today responded to the 2024 election results by saying she is “committing to safeguarding the rights, freedoms and values…
CLE Training: New York Direct and Late Appeals for Non-citizens
Non-citizens have contact with the criminal legal system like any other group. A criminal appeal may be your client’s best chance to avoid deportation and…
IDP and partners release briefing guide on ICE’s secretive “Citizen Academy” programs, with documents uncovered through FOIA litigation
ICE Recruits Journalists, Pols, Business Execs to Roleplay Agents at “Citizens Academy” Programs, Documents Show PR initiative trains attendees in guns and deadly tactics; cultivates…
CLE Training: Representing Immigrants in New York City Specialized Court Parts
The problem-solving court parts model was developed in New York City criminal courts over twenty years ago with the goal to eschew traditional models of…
IDP Praises Relief for Immigrants, Urges Biden Administration to Minimize “Double Punishment” for Successful Implementation
June 20, 2024 IDP Praises Relief for Immigrants, Urges Biden Administration to Minimize “Double Punishment” for Successful Implementation NEW YORK– The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP)…