Immigration courts
Newark Immigration Court
970 Broad St, Suite 1100, Newark, NJ 07102
Est. wait 4.3 yrs · 14 judges · Pending 55,000
Wait times and pending-case figures are estimates; confirm your hearing with your A-number through EOIR.
Free immigration tool · New Jersey
Do You Qualify for Asylum? Screener for New JerseyTwo Minutes. Nothing Stored.
Asylum protects people who were persecuted, or fear persecution, because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. The screener mirrors what an asylum officer or immigration judge has to decide.
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Asylum Eligibility Screener
Five confidential questions covering the core requirements, the one-year deadline, and the common bars.
100% confidential. Runs in your browser, nothing is stored or sent.
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Have you been harmed or threatened in your home country, or do you fear serious harm if you return?
Think You May Qualify?
The one-year deadline and the details of your story can make or break an asylum case. Get a professional assessment before you file Form I-589, in your language.
Disclaimer: Asylum eligibility depends on the specific facts of your case, current case law in your circuit, and how your claim is documented and argued. This tool provides general information only and is not legal advice. Using it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Santos Khoury Law.
How it works in New Jersey
Asylum Eligibility Screener: What It Means for a New Jersey Case
Affirmative asylum interviews for New Jersey residents are scheduled through the Newark Asylum Office in Lyndhurst. Referred and detained cases are heard at the Newark Immigration Court, where the non-detained docket stretches years while the detained docket moves in weeks.
Referred and defensive cases are heard at the Newark immigration court, an estimated 55,000 pending cases. A complete application filed early is the strongest lever you control.
New Jersey immigration facts
The Courts, Facilities, and Offices That Decide New Jersey Cases
ICE detention facilities
New Jersey holds detainees for the whole New York metropolitan area. People arrested in New Jersey, New York City, and Connecticut are commonly held at Delaney Hall in Newark or the Elizabeth Detention Center, with hearings on the Newark detained docket.
- Delaney Hall, Newark, NJ: reopened in 2025 as the largest ICE facility in the Northeast
- Elizabeth Detention Center, Elizabeth, NJ: next to Newark Liberty Airport
USCIS and asylum offices
Affirmative asylum interviews for New Jersey residents are generally scheduled through the Newark Asylum Office (Lyndhurst, NJ).
USCIS field offices serving New Jersey: Newark, Mount Laurel.
How we serve New Jersey
Our attorneys are admitted in New Jersey and appear at the Newark Immigration Court and on the Elizabeth detained docket, in person and by video.
Languages: English · Español · Português · العربية · Français · Hours: 24/7
Common questions
Asylum Eligibility Screener Questions From New Jersey
What is the one-year asylum deadline?
You generally must file Form I-589 within one year of your last arrival in the United States. Exceptions exist for changed circumstances (new danger, a new law, a change in your status) and extraordinary circumstances (serious illness, being a minor, ineffective counsel). Withholding of removal and CAT protection have no deadline.
Can I work while my asylum case is pending?
You can apply for a work permit after your application has been pending for 150 days, subject to the 180-day asylum clock. Delays you cause can stop the clock.
What if my fear is of a gang or cartel, not the government?
Harm by a group the government cannot or will not control can qualify, but you must tie it to a protected ground and show the state failed to protect you. These cases turn on how the claim is framed and documented.
Do I need a lawyer to apply for asylum?
You can file alone, but represented applicants win far more often. The declaration, the country-conditions evidence, and the legal theory of the case are where cases are won or lost.
Where is the asylum interview for New Jersey residents?
Affirmative interviews for New Jersey residents are generally scheduled through the Newark Asylum Office in Lyndhurst, NJ. If the case is referred, it goes to the Newark immigration court.
What happens after I file Form I-589?
You receive a receipt, then biometrics, then an interview notice; the wait can be years. After 150 days pending you can apply for a work permit. Keep your address current with USCIS so notices reach you.
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