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Albany-based regional immigration assistance office says 4 positions covered by state grant; focuses on training court-appointed attorneys
Summary
Evelyn Kemp, director of the Region 3 Immigration Assistance Center hosted in Albany County, told the Legislature the office will remain fully grant-funded through 2026 and continues to provide training, legal advice and referral coordination for court‑mandated attorneys across 14 counties.
Evelyn Kemp, director of the Immigration Assistance Center hosted by Albany County, told the Legislature on Oct. 23 that her office maintains four full‑time positions and is fully funded by a three‑year state grant running Jan. 1, 2024 through Dec. 31, 2026.
Kemp said the office provides training, legal advice and a referral network to court‑mandated attorneys representing noncitizen clients across a 14‑county Region 3 that includes Albany, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties. She cited Padilla v. Kentucky as the Supreme Court decision that requires counsel to advise noncitizen clients about immigration consequences of criminal pleas.
The office does not perform direct representation of noncitizen clients under its current grant, Kemp said; instead it supports the…
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