The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will open a new immigration detention facility at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, by the summer. This 1,000-bed detention center could significantly impact both undocumented and documented immigrants in the area. Understanding the implications of this facility and knowing your rights is...

The average U.S. citizen rarely considers fleeing to another country for their safety after expressing political opposition. Unfortunately, the same cannot always be said for citizens of other countries. After being arrested and sentenced for wearing t-shirts criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese citizen Kwon Pyong’s journey to secure political...

In 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decided Pllumi v. A.G holding that healthcare in a foreign country may be considered in evaluating a humanitarian asylum claim.  The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is a federal court.  Its jurisdiction is over the states of Pennsylvania,...

On Monday, March 26, 2018, Hackensack, New Jersey school board officials unanimously approved the Access to Education, Student Privacy and Immigration Enforcement policy.[1] The regulations under this policy will help protect undocumented public school students and their families in two ways: (more…)

On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court decided the case of Jennings vs. Rodriguez, which was a class action procedural challenge against varied immigration law provisions that allow for detention of illegal immigrants in the U.S. (more…)