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Free Webinar: Immigration Fraud and Unauthorized Practice of Law – What Is It & How To Report It
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Join this webinar to:
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Understand what is “immigration fraud” and “unauthorized practice of law” in New York State
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Understand the process and challenges of reporting, investigating and prosecuting immigration fraud
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Learn how to apply tips to help prevent someone from becoming the victim of an immigration scam
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About The Presenters:
Elizabeta (Liz) Markuci Esq. works as the Director of Hotline Services, Training, and Policy Development in the Division of Immigrant and Refugee Services at Catholic Charities Community Services of the Archdiocese of New York and is an Adjunct Professor for the Refugee and Immigrant Rights Litigation Clinic at St. John's University School of Law.
Her prior experience includes advocating for health care access as a Supervising Attorney in the UndocuCare Program at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI), recruiting, training and mentoring volunteer attorney as the Director of the Immigration Project at Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS), and developing pro se resources as a Staff Attorney at CUNY Citizenship Now. Liz also served on the Pro Bono and Legal Services Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ABCNY) as co-chair of the Best Practices sub-committee and co-chair of the Immigration Working Group, and as a member of ABCNY’s Committee on Professional Ethics and co-chaired the Pro Bono Committee of the New York Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA.)
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Dieynaba Diallo is the Team Coordinator for the Office for New Americans Hotline (ONA-HL) in the Division of Immigrant and Refugee Services at Catholic Charities Community Services of the Archdiocese of New York. In that role, Dieynaba manages the fraud complaint intake and referral process. Dieynaba has also served as the liaison representing the Hotline at the Protecting Immigrant New Yorkers (PINY) Taskforce meetings and previously worked as a Migration Counselor for the ONA-HL providing general information and referrals to callers. She studied Law for 5 years at the University of Nancy in France and is fluent in French, English, Fulani, and Wolof.
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Since 1949, Catholic Charities Community Services (CCCS) has been the direct service provider of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, serving over 150,000 individuals annually. CCCS is committed to welcoming New York's immigrants, including families seeking to reunify, children, refugees, the undocumented, and workers. Their Division of Immigrant and Refugee Services reaches more than 65,000 individuals across New York each year, through work done in a number of legal, integration, informational, and resettlement initiatives.
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Call the New Americans Hotline for Information & Referrals:
Monday thru Friday, 9 AM – 8 PM EST
ALL CALLS ARE CONFIDENTIAL
Available in 200+ Languages
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