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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION GRANTS TPS TO VENEZUELANS

, Posted in Immigration Law

The Biden administration announced yesterday that it will start granting special status to Venezuelans living in the United States due to the well-documented fact that the country is enduring a dire humanitarian crisis. Indeed, the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas designated Venezuela as eligible under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the safety and security of individuals fearing return to a country embroiled in extraordinary socio-political turmoil. Noteworthy is a tyrannical regime, under the toxic dictatorship…

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ICE IMPLEMENTS NEW PRIORITIES TO REDUCE DEPORTATIONS

, Posted in Immigration Law

The Biden administration set forth new instructions to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field officers restricting the causes for initiating deportation.  In accordance with interim guidance measures issued by the President, ICE agents have been explicitly directed to focus only on arresting immigrants who pose a threat to national security due to terrorism or espionage, public safety concerns, or those who illegally crossed a U.S. border after November 1, 2020.  The enforcement priorities signify a pivotal…

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WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION BILL

, Posted in Immigration Law

The White House announced a comprehensive immigration bill yesterday, as President Biden seeks a new approach to helping millions of immigrants. Biden's immigration bill entitled “the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021,” will be introduced by Democrats Bob Menendez of New Jersey in the Senate and Linda Sanchez of California in the House of Representatives. The goal of the bill would be to create an 8-year path to citizenship for millions of immigrants already living in the…

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PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SIGN DAY ONE EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO REVERSE TRUMP IMMIGRATION POLICIES

, Posted in Immigration Law

President Joseph Biden is forecasted to invoke his executive authority during his first day in office to start reversing Immigration Policies from the last four years under the Trump administration. This is a welcome change for intending immigrants whose lives have been laying in the balance due to Trump-era anti-immigrant policies. Reportedly, one memo will order both the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) to re-institute DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Another memo…

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THE SHULMAN LAW GROUP WELCOMES OUR NEWEST ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

, Posted in About Shulman Law

Mary Lamberti, our newest Associate Attorney, graduated from Boston University School of Law in May of 2020 and is licensed to practice law in the state of New Jersey as of January 11, 2021.  Throughout her legal training, Mary has specialized in Immigration Law and has committed herself to advocating for the rights of immigrants. Over the past several years, she has worked as an Immigration Law Intern at Catholic Charities’ Bishop Francis Center for Legal…

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U.S. SUPREME COURT DECIDING TPS ADJUSTMENT

, Posted in Immigration Law

On Friday, January 8, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Oscar Ernesto Melendez v. Kevin K. McAleenan et al. which would decide if beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) can adjust their status in the United States if they initially entered without inspection, known colloquially as EWI.  Temporary Protected Status is given to eligible nationals of designated countries who are present in the United States and whose home countries have been…

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ALEX PADILLA MAKES HISTORY AS CALIFORNIA’S FIRST LATINO U.S. SENATOR

, Posted in Immigration Law

In an historic political appointment by California Governor Gavin Newsom, Alex Padilla has been selected as California’s First Latino U.S. Senator-designate, taking Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’ Congressional seat. The 47-year-old Padilla is the son of Mexican immigrants who came to the United States and worked as a cook and a housekeeper.  Padilla began his political career and activism as a member of the Democratic party in response to California’s Proposition 187, which excluded illegal immigrants from…

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DACA VICTORY: NEW DREAMERS CAN NOW APPLY FOR DEFERRED ACTION

, Posted in DAPA/DACA

Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York officially ordered the Trump administration to restart DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Indeed, he ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to post a public notice by today, December 7, 2020, to accept first-time applications and ensure that work permits are valid for two years.  He also ordered DHS to process renewals and advance parole requests based on Obama-era…

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FIRST IMMIGRANT AND FIRST LATINO TO POSSIBLY HEAD THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

, Posted in Immigration Law

Alejandro Mayorkas, former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and former Director of the USCIS during the Obama administration, has been proposed by President-Elect Joe Biden as a leading contender to become both the first Latino and the first immigrant to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the third largest federal department in the United States. Indeed, Mayorkas, who was born in Havana, was forced to flee Cuba during Fidel Castro’s 1959 Revolution.…

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EXCITING NEWS ABOUT DACA: FEDERAL JUDGE RULES DACA SUSPENSION INVALID

, Posted in DAPA/DACA

On Saturday, November 14, 2020, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis of New York ruled that because the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Wolf, assumed his position unlawfully, his suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, was consequently invalid. In Judge Garaufis’s ruling, he wrote that the DHS failed to follow the appropriate mandated order of succession when then-secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned in April 2019. The legal battle, partisanship,…

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