""The last four months have been like a nightmare. If I had just gotten good legal advice on time in both instances, I wouldn't be separated from my family right now.""
"Mohan's case reflects a broader crisis: Asian immigrants in New York City are routinely shut out of meaningful access to immigration legal services, even as they make up roughly a quarter of the city's undocumented population."
"Because there were no free or low-cost attorneys available, Mohan turned to private lawyers who 'took his money and gave him wrong information.'"
Mohan, a 55-year-old Nepali immigrant, faced deportation due to a 2009 removal order that made him ineligible for status adjustment. His initial attorney failed to reopen his case, and a second attorney made a legally questionable request after his deportation. Advocates indicate that many Asian immigrants in New York City experience similar challenges, often lacking access to affordable legal services and facing language barriers that complicate their immigration processes.
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