Protecting Immigrant New Yorkers

Protect Yourself. Protect Your Community. Protect Us All.

Immigrant services scams affect us all – when members of our community are targeted for fraud we are all at risk of losing a family member, a co-worker, a neighbor, a friend. And when our communities don’t know where to report crime, or choose not to because they think they will be harmed for doing so, we are all less safe.

Learn how to protect yourself and your communities. And if you think you have been a victim of fraud, or if you want to report fraudulent activity in your community, call the New York State New Americans Hotline:

1-800-566-7636
OR
1-212-419-3737

PINY Resource Guide

February 4, 2016

The PINY Resource Guide, “Collaborating to Protect New Yorkers from Immigration Fraud: A Resource Guide For Law Enforcement, Government and Advocates” provides government and law enforcement with the tools to crackdown on immigration assistance fraud. The Guide outlines the common ways consumers fall victim to this type of fraud; highlights the laws under which a case are … More PINY Resource Guide

About the PINY Task Force

February 4, 2016

The Protecting Immigrant New Yorkers (PINY) Task Force was created in January 2013 to strengthen enforcement against the unauthorized practice of immigration law through enhanced coordination between the state government, New York State Attorney General’s Office, District Attorneys’ offices, local government consumer affairs departments and federal agencies. Over the last two years, and led by the … More About the PINY Task Force