About Immigrant Defense Project
The Immigrant Defense Project is a New York-based nonprofit that works on the overlap between criminal and immigration law. Its about page describes it as founded almost 30 years ago to respond to the mass imprisonment and deportation of immigrants. The group aims to reduce the severe immigration consequences that can follow criminal cases and to change deportation laws and policies. It runs a free criminal-immigration hotline and provides criminal-immigration analyses to defense counsel, advocates, and immigrants and their families.
Its program work includes litigation, mainly in federal courts, including appeals courts; legal advice and training for public defenders, immigration attorneys, judges, and prosecutors; a Padilla Support Center and post-conviction relief work; community defense against immigration enforcement; and policy advocacy at state, city, and federal levels. Its New York campaigns have addressed local cooperation with immigration enforcement and state legislation. The organization lists New York, NY as its base, and the sources reviewed do not name other New York State offices.
| Type | Nonprofit legal services |
|---|---|
| New York offices | New York, NY |
| Website | immigrantdefenseproject.org |
| Registered NY attorneys | 9 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that Immigrant Defense Project describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.
Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 30, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with Immigrant Defense Project.
Registered attorneys
Manuel Vargas Currently registered Benita Jain Delinquent Marie Mark Currently registered Nabilah Siddiquee Currently registered Maria Romani Quispe Currently registered Yasmine Farhang Currently registered Laura Atalaya Currently registered Denise Grosman Hernandez Currently registered Whitney Braunstein Currently registeredRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.