Appropriations Request

NYS Defenders Association Criminal Defense Immigration Project

Amount Requested: $339,000

194 Washington Ave., Suite 500
Albany, NY 12210

Project Recipient: NYS Defenders Association

Funds will assist defense counsel to minimize immigration consequences of criminal convictions to ensure effective public defense representation to all non-citizen clients in New York.

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