Elderly Immigrants and Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Score Win in Challenge to State’s Food Stamp Program
December 10, 2003
In a stunning decision issued on December 8, 2003, Judge Marilyn Diamond of the Supreme Court, New York County, ruled that the State’s restrictions on the access of lawful, qualified immigrants to the State’s Food Assistance Program (FAP) violate state and federal Equal Protection guarantees. Read More

New Program for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
September 1, 2002
The Empire Justice Center is pleased to announce the Battered Immigrant Legal Assistance program. New services are now available for immigrant victims of domestic violence that will help them attain their own legal status in the United States. Read More

Expansion of Eligibility for State Food Assistance Program Violence
May 1, 2002
The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) issued 02 ADM-4, directing those local social services districts that have implemented the State’s Food Assistance Program (FAP) to begin providing state food stamp benefits to certain immigrant victims of domestic violence. Read More

Protections for Battered Immigrant Women-Recent Important initiatives
February 1, 2001
There have been important developments with regard to the protection of battered immigrants in recent months. This article will provide a general synopsis of important initiatives that legal services advocates should be aware of as they will directly affect battered immigrants seeking assistance from your office. Read More