NYLPI Achieves Milestone Court Ruling on ICE Discharge Planning
March 28, 2019
NYLPI achieved a milestone ruling in our case Charles v. The United States of America, where we sued the U.S. government for harming our client by not providing discharge planning to safeguard his mental health upon release from immigration detention. …
NYLPI joins amicus brief supporting transgender students
March 19, 2019
NYLPI joins the National Women’s Law Center and over 50 colleagues in an amicus brief before the Ninth Circuit in Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School Dist. No. 2, which challenged a school district’s policy blocking transgender students’ access to bat …
Testifiying On Immigrant Health At City Council
March 18, 2019
NYLPI Health Justice & Immigration Staff Attorney and Project Manager Yleana Roman is testifying before New York City Council’s Committee on Health this morning in support of health coverage for all New Yorkers. In particular, Yleana’s testimony pr …
Univision Features NYLPI’s Health Justice Work
March 8, 2019
Univision reporter Mariela Salgado ran a story about a 16-year-old boy who reportedly suffered respiratory arrest after being stopped at the border by ICE agents, and was denied treatment by a Bronx hospital.
Health Care For All
February 27, 2019
New York has a healthcare system that is discriminating against 400,000 New Yorkers. Let’s change that.
Legislature Introduces Two Bills To Ensure #Coverage4All New Yorkers
February 27, 2019
New York has a healthcare system that is discriminating against 400,000 New Yorkers. Let’s change that.