Wilkin Almánzar
Staff attorney, court and asylum cases
Wilkin grew up above his family's grocery near Market Street and went to law school to understand his uncle's deportation case.
He handles the clinic's court cases: hearings in Newark, bond requests for people held in Elizabeth, and asylum applications from the first draft to the last question at the hearing.
Clients get his cell number for the week before a hearing, and he walks them through the courtroom before the day.
Credentials
Bar admissions
New Jersey
2017
Courts
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Immigration courts in Newark and Elizabeth
Education
J.D., Rutgers Law School
B.A., William Paterson University
Languages
Spanish
English
Before your hearing
Wilkin meets every client at least twice before a hearing: once to go through the story and the evidence, and once to practice the questions the judge and the government lawyer are likely to ask.
If a hearing goes badly, he tells you the same day what your options are, including an appeal.