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.
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Six tools built by our attorneys, tuned for New Jersey: the court lookup opens on New Jersey's immigration court, the bond estimator reflects what judges here typically set, and every tool runs in your browser without storing anything you enter.
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Six Free Tools, Tuned for New Jersey
Processing times, green card timelines, visa options, asylum screening, bond estimates, and the New Jersey immigration court lookup. Everything runs in your browser; nothing you enter is stored or sent.
- 01
USCIS Processing Time Tracker
Is your case on track, or overdue and worth escalating? Check I-130, I-485, I-765, N-400 and more.
- 02
Green Card Timeline Calculator
How long your green card is likely to take by category, country of birth, and filing path.
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Visa Eligibility Checker
Two quick questions to see which U.S. visa options fit your goal, with the honest trade-offs.
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Asylum Eligibility Screener
Five confidential questions on persecution, protected grounds, the one-year deadline, and common bars.
- 05
Immigration Bond Estimator
A typical bond range for an ICE detention case and the factors the judge will weigh.
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Immigration Court Lookup
Find the immigration courts in your state and check your next hearing date with your A-number.
Using the tools in New Jersey
What the Numbers Mean for a New Jersey Case
The Newark Immigration Court handles New Jersey's cases with an estimated 55,000 pending and an average wait above four years on the non-detained docket. Detained cases from Delaney Hall and Elizabeth move on a separate, much faster calendar.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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Common questions
Questions About the Tools
Are these tools legal advice?
No. They give general information based on published data and typical outcomes. They cannot evaluate your evidence, your history, or the judge assigned to your case. Use them to prepare questions, then talk to a lawyer.
Is anything I enter saved?
No. Every tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is stored or sent to us or anyone else.
Which tool should I start with in New Jersey?
If someone is detained, the bond estimator and the New Jersey court lookup. If you are afraid to return home, the asylum screener. If you are waiting on USCIS, the processing time tracker. Then call us with the result.
How current are the processing times and wait estimates?
They reflect published USCIS and EOIR figures and recent trends and are updated periodically. Always confirm your specific office on the official USCIS and EOIR pages linked inside each tool.
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