A Jersey City high school teacher who faces the death penalty in his native Egypt following a controversial military court trial has been granted asylum in the United States. Judge Daniel Morris’ ...

U.S. immigration officials will not challenge asylum that was granted to a Jersey City high school teacher who faced a death sentence in his native Egypt after a controversial military court trial.

UNION CITY — The Jersey City teacher who spent nearly five months in an Elizabeth detention center before being granted political asylum this week received a warm welcome Thursday night at the Islamic ...

An immigration judge granted asylum Tuesday to a Jersey City high school teacher who was awaiting deportation to his native Egypt. Ahmed Abdel-Basit, 33, faces the death penalty in Egypt, where he was ...