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The Immigrant’s Journal Legal & Educational Fund ( IJLEF), Inc., through its founder, attorney Brian Figeroux, began its journey by assisting immigrants to the United States with their citizenship applications (deportation inoculation), free immigration consultations and free seminars on immigration issues throughout New York City in 1996. These free services were important, because of the anti-immigrant climate that was prevailing at that time as well as the passage of IRAIRA in Congress, a law curtailing the rights of immigrants in the U.S. Additionally, the anti-immigrant rhetoric espoused by various individuals and organizations that opposed the increased influx of Latinos and Blacks immigrating to the United States, then and now, did not help.

IJLEF, Inc., (The Journal), subsequently, had an official launch, on Saturday, December 19th, 1998 at New York City Technical College, Brooklyn, NY, with a immigration conference and cultural show, and the organization, eventually received its not-for-profit status on July 6, 2004.

Over the years, through necessity, the Journal, eventually introduced a membership program in 2007, where membership benefits in 2010, now includes, a free citizenship drive (deportation inoculation), free assistance with applications for tax ids, free consultations during our ICE radio shows, in Spanish and English, assistance to open bank accounts, free monthly immigration membership seminars at the Journal’s offices, free information flyers and publications on immigration issues and free legal consultations with Figeroux & Associates on any legal issues. Continuing its commitment to the immigrant community, the Journal makes free immigration seminars at churches and other not-for profit organizations. Throughout our history, the philanthropism of Mr. Figeroux, other attorneys and volunteers, we have successfully helped many immigrants in New York City. For this, we say THANK YOU, to these kind volunteers.

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