Get legal help

You are not alone. ICARE works to connect young people with trusted, free legal providers.

If you need legal services and meet ICARE’s eligibility criteria, please complete the referral form below.

ICARE eligibility criteria:

  • You are under the age of 21 in need of immigration legal assistance

  • You currently reside in New York City (The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, or Staten Island)

    Please note: Due to high demand, we are experiencing longer than usual response times and are unable to provide an estimated timeline for follow-up. We review all submissions as they come in.

    If you have a court date, urgent needs, another time-sensitive situation, or for all other questions please reach out to us directly at legalhelp@icarecoalition.org so we can best assist you.

LEGAL SERVICES REFERRAL FORM

**Kindly be aware that by completing this referral form, all organizations listed below will have access to the information you provide. You don't need to contact each organization separately, as we have streamlined the process for you to request legal services conveniently from one centralized location.

ICARE serves as a centralized hub for requesting free legal services from our provider network, which includes:

  • Catholic Charities Community Services

  • The Door

  • Legal Aid Society

  • Safe Passage Project

  • Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

  • Central American Legal Assistance (CALA)

  • Human Rights First

  • Project Rousseau

  • Lutheran Social Services New York

  • Children’s Law Center,

  • Lawyers for Children

  • Immigration Law & Justice NY

Each organization brings vast experience and expertise to support immigrant children and youth in navigating their immigration legal cases in NYC.

If you do not meet ICARE’s eligibility criteria but are in need of legal assistance, please see the below links: