The United States has long given immigrants protection via political asylum. Those who apply within one year of entering the country, or who face deportation at a hearing in immigration court, may be eligible for political asylum. According to the Department of Homeland Security, eligible immigrants must be refugees. If you...

Newark, NJ- As Congress works to ensure so-called sanctuary cities detain undocumented immigrants for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an appeals court ruled the federal agency must have probable cause to issue immigration detainers and hold individuals they suspect of being undocumented. On Friday, July 17th, the First Circuit Court of...

Jersey City, New Jersey – On April 6, 2020, the United States Supreme Court decided Kansas v. Glover, in which the Court held a police officer may stop a motor vehicle if s/he runs the license plate and the registered owner of the vehicle’s driving privileges are revoked unless the officer...

JERSEY CITY and NEWARK, New Jersey. Imagine losing your $42,000 car for selling what amounted to $400 dollars in drugs. Or, imagine failing to pay an $8 property tax bill and losing your whole home. Some states have been taking extreme steps in fining individuals who have been convicted of...

In order to be eligible for asylum, an applicant must demonstrate that she or he is a member of one of the protected classes (race, religion, nationality, political opinion or particular social group) and that there is a well-founded fear she or he would be persecuted if returned to his or...