Legal Help & Other Resources
Places to find legal help:
MOIA (The NYC Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Affairs) Asylum Seeker Navigation Center
MOIA’s Community Partners that are scheduling appointments for NYC’s Asylum Seeker Navigation Center:
Or you can call (888) 744-7900 or contact Catholic Charities online for more information about appointments.
ONA (Office for New Americans) Helpline: 1-800-566-7636
ICH (Immigration Court Helpdesk) Helpline & Calendar: 1-315-690-4831
Documented New York New York Shelter Guide (Spanish only)
IAN (Immigrant Advocates Network) Directory:
IAN (Immigrant Advocates Network) Directory
USA Hello Resource Finder
Cities for Action Resource Finder
Information on your case:
Immigration Court case information number: 1-800-898-7180
Change Your Address With US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
If you have an electronic monitoring device (GPS or ICE issued phone), please send an email to ERONYCATD@ice.dhs.gov to schedule an appointment. Include your alien registration number, address, and contact number when communicating with ICE regarding your case.
All others, please write to the scheduling mailbox at ERONYCAppointments@ice.dhs.gov. Include your alien registration number, address, and contact number when communicating with ICE regarding your case.
USCIS strongly encourages you to update your address with USCIS to ensure you receive all correspondence and benefits from them in a timely manner and avoid possible delays related to your case. You can file the Form AR-11, Alien’s Change of Address Card, online using the Change of Address page (see below).
Filing Form AR-11 online will update your address on all pending applications, petitions, or requests that you include on the form. You do not need to mail Form AR-11 if you use the change of address webpage.
Instructions on how to change addresses with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)/USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) can be found HERE.
Change Your Address With Immigration Court
You must file this form with the immigration court within five working days of the change to your contact information, or your receipt of a charging document (e.g., a Notice to Appear, or NTA) with incorrect contact information. The immigration court will send all official correspondence (e.g., notices, decisions) to the address you provide. If you fail to appear at any hearing before an immigration judge when notice of that hearing or other official correspondence was served on you or sent to the address you provided, DHS (Department of Homeland Security) may take you into custody. In addition, the immigration court may conduct your hearing in your absence and enter an order of removal, deportation, or exclusion against you.
Instructions on how to change address/venue with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) can be found HERE
Resources and information for asylum seekers in the US (courtesy of RIF Asylum Support)
A Walkthrough of Form I-589 Part 1 can be found HERE and Part 2 can be found HERE.
A video with instructions on how to apply for asylum online can be found HERE.
For information on Asylum Claims and Interviews Based on Sexual Orientation Persecution, click HERE.
Rights of asylum seekers in the US
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Guide in English can be found HERE.
Pro Se instructions on how to apply for asylum
UNHCR resources English can be found HERE.
Explainer on ICE Check-In Process
Intensive Supervision and Assistance Program (ISAP) information in English can be found HERE.
Information for People Continuing North to Canada
The Canadian Sanctuary Network has a wealth of information, including how to make a n asylum claim, all of which can be found HERE.