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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.
Breaking News
REPAIR ACT - Real Enforcement with Practical Answers for Immigration Reform proposal in the Senate. The President in a statement recently, welcomed the REPAIR proposal in the Senate, as a framework to Comprehensive Immigration Reform. This proposal was made in light of the racially-biased law, which some argue is unconstitutional that was passed in the state of Arizona. The President in his statement called on Congress to do their job, which is to legislate on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, before other states make the same mistake as Arizona. For the 11 million undocumented persons in the United States, please read this summary.
On Wednesday, March 31, 2010, the United States Supreme Court in Kentucky vs. Padilla, decided that the immigration laws in the United States had become too harsh against non-citizens in criminal proceedings and that non-citizens had the right to understand the consequences of their plea, as it pertains to immigration issues. Please read this summary.
