Proposed New York Legislation Would Provide Green Cards to Undocumented Workers Who Worked on Ground Zero

By Kerry Bretz | Published August 1, 2017 | Posted in Deportation & Removal, Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act, Deportation & Removal, New York | Leave a comment

New York legislators have proposed legislation that would extend deportation protection to non-citizens, who served in the rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks at the World Trade Center. The proposed legislation, known as the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act, would grant green cards to non-citizens, who Read More

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