QUESTION
What outcomes resulted from universities' engagement in asylum application assistance, and are there plans for program expansion?
1:52:53
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The universities have participated in asylum application assistance, resulting in 120 application assistances and the involvement of 25 lawyers, with plans for further expansion.
- Universities including NYU, Columbia, and Brooke engaged in the asylum application help center, assisting with 120 applications and providing 25 lawyers.
- There are smaller satellite operations at these institutions, aiming for more focused application processes.
- The Mayor's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations (OASO) plans to continue and expand this programming, considering long-term legal support for asylum seekers.
- The current operation involves a robust partnership between universities and OASO for immediate and longer-term asylum seeker support.
Alexa Avilés
1:52:53
What was the result of the recent engagement of universities with NYU, Columbia, Brooke, among others at the asylum application help center?
Molly Schaeffer
1:53:05
And sorry, I just actually got an update.
1:53:07
It's a 120 application assistance and 25 lawyer.
1:53:11
Is the breakdown.
1:53:11
So it's actually a little more than I had in my paperwork.
Alexa Avilés
1:53:15
25 lawyers and a 100 assistance.
Molly Schaeffer
1:53:17
Yep.
1:53:20
So we actually have a couple of smaller satellites.
1:53:24
I think we have I've to get back to you on exactly who, but I think there's 2 smaller satellites at those schools, which is really exciting.
Alexa Avilés
1:53:40
And is there plans to any of the programming?
1:53:43
Do you have a sense of when you say smaller?
1:53:45
What does that mean?
Molly Schaeffer
1:53:46
They're just doing less applications than we're doing in our bigger size.
Alexa Avilés
1:53:50
Than what's the volume for those more or less?
Molly Schaeffer
1:53:53
I'd have to get back to
Alexa Avilés
1:53:54
you.
1:53:54
Okay.
1:53:56
Are you hoping to continue or expand this type of programming?
Molly Schaeffer
1:54:00
Absolutely.
1:54:00
And and we're constantly looking at what's the next phase of this, and what makes sense is we we take into account the fact that people need long term representation and working with our colleagues in Moi to figure out what's the right balance of immediate stabilization, if you will, of legal, and long term support.
Alexa Avilés
1:54:22
Got it.