Immigration, Removal Defense and Federal Litigation in New York and the Hudson Valley
Complex legal matters demand careful judgment.
Representation in immigration, criminal defense, and federal litigation, including matters where these fields intersect. Counsel to individuals, families, businesses, and other attorneys.
Focused advocacy across connected areas of law.
Immigration representation and federal immigration litigation are at the center of the practice, alongside criminal defense, appeals, and post-conviction matters.
Experience in consequential matters.
A resource for difficult questions at the intersection of legal disciplines.
The firm works with attorneys on complex immigration matters, the immigration consequences of criminal proceedings, federal litigation, and related questions. Consultation, co-counsel, and referral arrangements may be available depending on the matter.
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Jonathan Langer represents clients in immigration, criminal defense, post-conviction relief, and federal litigation. A former supervising attorney at Catholic Charities Community Services, he has worked with immigrant rights and civil liberties organizations and is regularly consulted by other lawyers on complex immigration issues. Read the biography →
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The practice is grounded in immigrant justice, racial equality, and the belief that law can serve movements for freedom rather than merely administer systems of punishment. We recognize the racial bias and structural inequality that shape immigration enforcement, policing, incarceration, and detention. Clients receive candid advice, close communication, and careful preparation, including collaboration with interpreters, psychologists, and investigators when appropriate.
Law as a tool for liberation and abolition.
We believe legal advocacy can help challenge and ultimately dismantle systems of detention, deportation, mass incarceration, and racialized punishment. These systems are not neutral: racial bias and unequal access to power affect whose freedom is restricted and whose voices are heard. Our work is rooted in solidarity with people confronting government power and in the understanding that courtroom advocacy is one part of the wider struggle for justice.
Regional presence. Broad reach.
Serving clients across New York, New Jersey, and the Hudson Valley, including immigrant families and upstate New York farmworker communities. The firm also handles immigration and federal detention matters nationally and works with clients abroad on U.S. immigration issues.
New York, New Jersey, the Hudson Valley, and national & international immigration matters
Immigration representation throughout New York and New Jersey, including the Hudson Valley communities of Kingston, Saugerties, New Paltz, Poughkeepsie, and Newburgh. The firm also handles federal detention and immigration matters nationally, and assists clients abroad with U.S. immigration issues.
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Law Office of Jonathan Langer, PLLC
260 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Visits by appointment only. Hudson Valley appointments are also available by arrangement.