Elizabeth, NJ- Earlier in January, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of a Bosnian immigrant who had her citizenship revoked for making a false statement on her naturalization application. The court’s decision will help clarify when an immigrant can have their citizenship revoked for a false statement....

Newark, NJ- The Obama Administration announced on Thursday, January 12, 2017, it is going to reverse a long-standing immigration policy that allowed Cubans entry into the U.S. without a first obtaining a visa. The federal government’s wet foot, dry foot policy, which granted Cubans entry to the U.S. once they...

Newark, NJ- All Americans accused of a crime are entitled to defense counsel regardless of their crime or their income level. A defense attorney is supposed to be provided to indigent and low-income offenders by public defender’s offices in each jurisdiction, but there is a growing underfunding problem in these...

Newark, NJ- The Drug Policy Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for criminal justice reform, estimates that 38.5 percent of people in New Jersey’s jails cannot afford to pay bail and remain incarcerated until they are assigned a court date. Many of these individuals are being held for minor crimes, and...

Newark, NJ- A newly popular tactic to get into immigration court or delay removal is to apply for asylum and withdraw the application when the applicant appears in immigration court. A strategic claim of asylum may delay deportation, but there are risks to filing a frivolous asylum claim. That is...