UnLocal Inc. offers free, high-quality legal consultations and representation to New York’s immigrant communities.
Our team focuses on providing legal representation to individuals interacting with the immigration system at all stages of the process. We are comprised of four practices:
An affirmative practice that helps immigrants achieve permanent lawful status on various applications such as adjustment of status, Naturalization, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), with a special focus on survivors of intimate-partner violence and other criminal activity achieve permanent lawful status (U Visas, T Visas and VAWAs) and , young people (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA))adjustment of status applications, Naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Our non-detained removal defense team represents both recently arrived immigrants as well as long-time residents of New York in deportation proceedings. We work with individuals seeking asylum and other forms of humanitarian protections, as well as long-time residents who are facing deportation. Our clients come from all parts of the globe. Most recently, clients from Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, and Venezuela have all been granted asylum.
In addition, we have a robust appellate practice, and regularly litigate before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Queer Immigrant Justice Project, which represents Queer immigrants from all over the globe seeking safety in the United States.
Our Post Order Defense team works with immigrants who have already been ordered removal and are facing imminent deportation. We regularly practice before the U.S. District Courts and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Our work
Our approach to
our work
Our approach to our work is equally as important as the legal substance. We are committed to an intelligent approach to each case and to respecting and uplifting the humanity in all community members, be they UnLocal clients or staff.
Our relationships with clients
Our relationships with UnLocal clients are based on trust, communication, honesty, and above all, respect.
Our representation
Our representation is informed entirely by the needs of each client, and often includes assistance with addressing individual healthcare, housing, education, personal safety, food security, and mental and emotional needs.
