CUNY Citizenship Now! and CUNY Law Team have partnered to support immigrants by launching a free clinic for green card holders.
CUNY’s Free Clinic For Green Card Holders
Clinic To Offer Assistance For Applying For Citizenship
CUNY Citizenship Now! and CUNY Law Team have partnered to support immigrants by launching a free clinic for green card holders. On April 13, CUNY’s School of law school in Long Island City will host the clinic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist permanent residents applying for U.S. citizenship offering guidance from CUNY law students Citizenship Now! lawyers with immigration experience including CUNY law graduates. They will notify applicants about eligibility requirements for naturalization, help them complete their applications and help them through the application process.
“The partnership between the nation’s premier university-based immigration law service program and the nation’s leading public interest law school is an example of CUNY’s commitment to serving New York’s immigrants,” said Interim Chancellor Vita C. Rabinowitz. “Pairing the accessible, high-quality education we offer all New Yorkers with free citizenship assistance, CUNY is proud to welcome and support new Americans in our city.”
The law students some of which are immigrants, children of immigrants and naturalized citizens are members of seminar classes that focused on immigrant and citizenship issues.
“As a first generation U.S. citizen, I have witnessed the struggles my family members encountered through the immigration process,” said Sindy Mendez, a second-year law student who plans to specialize in immigration law. “Assisting permanent residents with their citizenship applications is a great opportunity to put my skills into practice and to hopefully make a positive impact in the community.”
Read more at https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2019/04/04/cuny-citizenship-now-and-cuny-law-school-team-up-in-april-13-clinic-for-green-card-holders/
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