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What Is DAPA?

, Posted in DAPA/DACA

The Supreme Court has agreed to review the case regarding President Obama's Immigration Executive Actions that he initially proposed on November 20, 2014.  Among the Executive Actions is an exciting new deferred action program called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, also known as DAPA.  To qualify for DAPA, an individual must meet certain eligibility requirements relating to their entry into the United States and parental relationship with a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and also…

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Republican Opposition To Immigration Reform May Have Parodoxical Effect

, Posted in Immigration Law

Immigration reform advocates have been forwarding the hypothesis that the more strident the Republican candidates remain against immigration reform, the more it may actually backfire. The idea is that the longer candidates like Trump and Cruz spend talking in extremist terms about borders, walls, immigration raids, and deportation, the more Latinos and other minority groups will be galvanized to vote for pro-immigration candidates during the upcoming 2016 Presidential Election.  "The more these candidates continue attacking and…

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Obama’s Immigration Case On Executive Action

, Posted in Immigration Law

The Supreme Court of the United States, which is this nation's highest court, has decided to review President Obama's controversial case regarding executive actions on immigration that he initially set forth back in November of 2014.  These executive actions, which would shield approximately 5 million immigrants from deportation, were stalled when a Texas Judge ruled that the president had overstepped his legal authority when he issued these immigration-related executive orders.  The suit was spearheaded by Texas…

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New Voice-activated Virtual Assistant On USCIS Website

, Posted in Immigration Law

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently installed a new computer-generated, voice-activated assistant program, called "Emma" to provide the public with a new process for asking and obtaining answers to immigration-related questions.  In order to operate "Emma," all you need to do is to click the “Ask a Question link in the upper right corner of the USCIS home page or type the following into your search engine bar: https://www.uscis.gov/emma.  "Emma" will always type…

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Raids Target Undocumented Immigrants

, Posted in Immigration Law

Approximately 120 undocumented individuals from Central America were arrested this past weekend and are currently in the process of being deported to their home countries, the Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday.  Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the undocumented immigrants were primarily arrested in the States of Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina.  Reportedly, the weekend raids focused on those who arrived recently, mainly from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Immigration advocates and activists are trying to educate the public…

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Edward Shulman Honored For Outstanding Practice Of Immigration Law

, Posted in About Shulman Law

Immigration Attorney Edward Shulman, Principal and Founder of the Shulman Law Group, LLC, in Paterson, New Jersey, has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers for 2016 in the field of Immigration Law. Mr. Shulman has 20 years of professional expertise in all aspects of U.S. immigration and nationality law. He specializes in complex deportation, as well as family and employment cases. Former chairman of the New Jersey chapter of the American Immigration…

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Uscis Approves 10,000 U Visas For 7th Straight Year

, Posted in Immigration Law

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved the maximum of 10,000 petitions for U-1 nonimmigrant status (U visas) for the fiscal year 2016. This marks the seventh straight year that USCIS has reached the statutory maximum since it began issuing U visas in 2009. U visas are available for victims of certain qualifying crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse and are willing to help law enforcement authorities investigate or prosecute those crimes.…

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DHS Planning Nationwide Raids In January

, Posted in Immigration Law

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning nationwide raids aimed at deporting thousands of undocumented adults and children. The raids will be carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and are said to begin in January, 2016.  While a Homeland Security Spokesperson said that they will be focusing their efforts on "individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety, and border security," there is some suggestion that ICE agents will initially target…

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Attorney Edward Shulman Meets With President Obama

, Posted in Immigration Law

The Shulman Law Group's firm founder, Edward Shulman, Esq., was invited by special invitation to the White House on Wednesday, December 9, 2015.  During his visit to the White House, Mr. Shulman had the rare and special opportunity to personally discuss the importance of immigration reform with the President.  President Obama told Mr. Shulman that he remains confident and hopeful that the Supreme Court will hear the case and overturn the injunction, allowing his proposed Executive…

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Marco Rubio Is The Most Pro-immigrant Conservative Candidate

, Posted in Immigration Law

During the latest Republican debate, Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Texas Senator Ted Cruz were at odds over whether or not to grant immigrants a path to citizenship. While Cruz and Rubio, both sons of Cuban immigrants, agreed that securing the border was a national priority, it was abundantly clear that Rubio is pro-immigration and Cruz is not.  In fact, Cruz adamantly stated "“I have never supported legalization and I do not intend to support legalization." …

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