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Missed Mail is Complicating Migrants’ Immigration Cases, Exacerbated by Shelter Deadlines

While migrants can receive mail at the city’s shelters, many have struggled to track down important correspondence, according to legal service providers and advocates—especially after the city restricted the length of stays.

“This is affecting people’s work authorization, their ability to obtain safety and stability and economic independence and ultimately, permanent status and protection in the United States,” said Allison Cutler, a supervising attorney in NYLAG’s Immigrant Protection Unit. “And if they miss an immigration court hearing, they’re risking being ordered deported in their absence.”


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