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Immigration legal services and MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers
2:23:26
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Commissioner Castro outlines MOIA's plans for immigration legal services in fiscal year 2026, focusing on the establishment of new MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers and the extension of existing legal service contracts.
- MOIA is launching a $6.4 million annually funded program supporting 25 immigrant-serving non-profit contractors
- The new MOIA Centers model represents an evolution of the Action NYC program
- MOIA will continue to operate its immigration legal hotline in partnership with Catholic Charities, which received over 64,000 calls in 2024
Manuel Castro
2:23:26
On immigration legal services in fiscal year twenty six, we are working to a, establish our new Moya immigration legal support centers, and b, extend contracts to existing legal providers.
2:23:40
We are on track to launching the Moya immigration legal support centers initiative for fiscal year twenty six by July 1.
2:23:49
This initiative is a 6,400,000.0 annually funded program that will support 25 immigrant serving non profit contractors to provide culturally and linguistic responsive immigration legal services in immigrant dense neighborhoods.
2:24:06
In addition, we are extending existing contracts with immigration legal service providers through fiscal year twenty six and incorporating them into our Moya Centers model.
2:24:18
This new model represents an evolution of Action NYC and past approaches.
2:24:23
It incorporates changes that meet the current and emerging needs of New York City's immigrant communities and places services directly in immigrant neighborhoods.
2:24:34
We will also continue to operate the Moya immigration legal hotline in partnership with Catholic charities.
2:24:40
In 2024 alone, the hotline received over 64,000 calls connecting immigrant New Yorkers to consultations and trusted referrals amongst our providers.