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Vice President Harris visits U.S.-Mexico Border

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021Posted in Immigration Law

Last Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris, together with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, and Texas Representative Veronica Escobar, visited the El Paso Border Patrol station and the El Paso del Norte Port of Entry. This marks their first visit to the border since the Biden Administration commenced. Inside the border facility, the Vice President met with several immigrant girls who reportedly came to the United States in order to…

Read MorePosted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

RETURN OF PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION IN IMMIGRATION CASES

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021Posted in Immigration Law

Immigration Prosecutors have now been re-granted broad-based discretion and the personal authority to decide cases or drop cases altogether. Under U.S. Immigration Law, Prosecutorial Discretion (PD) refers to the power that ICE has to discontinue working on a specific immigration case which involves the particular potential for deportation. ICE may exercise its PD in a multitude of ways, including but not limited to asking an Immigration Judge to close a case. Alternatively, ICE may agree to…

Read MorePosted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES BILLS FOR DREAMERS AND FARM WORKERS

By Edward Shulman, Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021Posted in Immigration Law

Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved two immigration reform bills known as the American Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. These bills would provide lawful status for individuals known as Dreamers and for Agricultural Laborers, providing more long-term hope for these two categories of intending immigrants. While many Dreamers are currently protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, they remain at risk of deportation and lack permanent status. Notably,…

Read MorePosted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION GRANTS TPS TO VENEZUELANS

By Edward Shulman, Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021Posted 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…

Read MorePosted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

ICE IMPLEMENTS NEW PRIORITIES TO REDUCE DEPORTATIONS

By Edward Shulman, Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021Posted 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…

Read MorePosted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION BILL

By Edward Shulman, Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021Posted 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…

Read MorePosted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

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

By Edward Shulman, Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021Posted 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…

Read MorePosted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

THE SHULMAN LAW GROUP WELCOMES OUR NEWEST ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

By Edward Shulman, Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021Posted 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…

Read MorePosted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

U.S. SUPREME COURT DECIDING TPS ADJUSTMENT

By Edward Shulman, Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021Posted 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…

Read MorePosted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

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

By Edward Shulman, Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020Posted 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…

Read MorePosted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020