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IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY EDWARD SHULMAN ASSISTS IN OBTAINING PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY FOR RONEN NAHMANI

By Edward Shulman, Posted on July 30, 2019December 3, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law

New Jersey-based Immigration Attorney Edward Shulman, founder of the Shulman Law Group and Immigration Counsel to the Aleph Institute, assisted in obtaining Presidential Clemency for Ronen Nahmani, a non-violent first-time offender who was convicted in 2015 of selling synthetic marijuana. After analyzing the fact pattern and circumstances of the case, Mr. Shulman wrote a key memorandum of law explaining the salient immigration issues and specific immigration relief for which Mr. Nahmani would and would not be…

Read MorePosted on July 30, 2019December 3, 2019

ACTING COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION RESIGNS AMID CONTROVERSIES RELATED TO MALTREATMENT OF MIGRANT CHILDREN AT THE BORDER

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 28, 2019December 3, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law

With a growing crisis related to abhorrent conditions at the southern border, John Sanders, a top US border-enforcement official quits. As acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), he submitted his resignation to acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan without a reason for his departure. Having said that, insiders and people familiar with the agency’s frequent changes in personnel and policy direction, could not help but speculate that the resignation was dually related to…

Read MorePosted on June 28, 2019December 3, 2019

JULIAN CASTRO EMERGES AS THE MOST PASSIONATE PROPONENT OF IMMIGRATION REFORM DURING FIRST OF DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 27, 2019December 3, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

Political pundits and commentators are not only touting Julian Castro as the winner of the first Democratic presidential debate, but the most informed and outspoken proponent of comprehensive immigration reform among the large field of candidates. Noteworthy is the fact that Castro was the first presidential candidate to put forward a comprehensive immigration plan and to define immigration as central to his campaign. In fact, when asked about what he would do in his first hundred…

Read MorePosted on June 27, 2019December 3, 2019

AS TRUMP DELAYS CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION TACTICS, OFFICIALS IN NEW JERSEY ARE DOUBLING DOWN ON SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 25, 2019December 3, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law, About Shulman Law

Officials in New Jersey are pushing back against President Trump and his recent threats of ICE raids and mass deportations. In particular, yesterday, Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey was joined by the ACLU executive director in an official press conference outside of City Hall where they condemned any activities relating to separating undocumented families. Even though President Trump announced that he was delaying these controversial actions for two weeks pending congressional negotiations, Mayor Baraka…

Read MorePosted on June 25, 2019December 3, 2019

TRUMP REELECTION CAMPAIGN THREATENS MASS DEPORTATIONS

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 20, 2019December 3, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

As President Trump officially kicked off his 2020 reelection campaign with a rally in Orlando, he threatened to intensify immigration enforcement efforts and to deport millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States. He stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin deportations that will be like a “rocket docket“, meaning cases of high-priority will be expediently placed in front of an already long administrative line. Notwithstanding Trump’s history of oft-times hysterical and hyperbolic pronouncements…

Read MorePosted on June 20, 2019December 3, 2019

CUOMO SIGNS BILL GRANTING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ACCESS TO NEW YORK STATE DRIVER’S LICENSES

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 19, 2019December 3, 2019Posted in Uncategorized

Under new legislation signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, undocumented immigrants will now have access to driver’s licenses in the state of New York. This new bill reverses a nearly 20-year ban in the State and thrusts New York into the polestar of the already vitriolic national debate on immigration. Immigration attorney Edward Shulman of the Shulman Law Group, an Elmwood Park-based immigration firm, weighed in on Governor Cuomo‘s new legislation. “I commend Governor Cuomo and the…

Read MorePosted on June 19, 2019December 3, 2019

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASS THE “AMERICAN DREAM AND PROMISE ACT OF 2019”

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 5, 2019December 3, 2019Posted in DAPA/DACA, Immigration Law

The House of Representatives passed the "American Dream and Promise Act of 2019," last night. The act, which had a unanimous affirmative vote by every single Democrat in the House, offers a path to Citizenship for individuals who were brought to the United States as children, known as DREAMers. This legislation, which impacts approximately 2.5 million immigrants whose legal protections President Trump has strategically moved to upend, via the termination of the DACA (Deferred Action for…

Read MorePosted on June 5, 2019December 3, 2019

NEW IMMIGRATION PLAN TO MINIMIZE FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRATION

By Edward Shulman, Posted on May 16, 2019December 17, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

President Trump is gearing up to unveil a new immigration plan that will reportedly serve as a central part of his re-election campaign message, with a projected twofold purpose: 1. to impose new security measures at the U.S.-Mexico border; and 2. to increase the education and skills requirements for people allowed to migrate to the United States. He is scheduled to reveal some of the details of this proposal during a Rose Garden ceremony this afternoon.…

Read MorePosted on May 16, 2019December 17, 2019

IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY EDWARD SHULMAN INTERVIEWED ABOUT JOE GIUDICE’S DEPORATION APPEAL DENIAL FROM THE BIA

By Edward Shulman, Posted on April 25, 2019December 17, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law

During a recent Q&A interview with Hollywood Life, Immigration Attorney Edward Shulman supplied legal expert answers to questions about RHONJ star Joe Giudice's Deportation Appeal Denial and his legal fight to stay in the United States. In particular, Shulman answered questions relating to potential reasons for the BIA (Board of Immigration Appeals) denial, Mr. Giudice's next steps, the length of time he could likely spend in ICE Detention fighting deportation, and the process of an Appeal…

Read MorePosted on April 25, 2019December 17, 2019

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL JULIÍN CASTRO UNVEILS PLAN TO FIX IMMIGRATION POLICIES

By Edward Shulman, Posted on April 3, 2019December 17, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law

Julián Castro, Democratic Presidential candidate from the state of Texas announced a plan to decriminalize illegal entry into the United States and to grant a path to citizenship for millions. Appearing on MSNBC’s, The Rachel Maddow Show last night, he discussed the import of revamping asylum and detention policies, he opposes Trump’s border wall, he supports a pathway to citizenship, and he stated that ICE should be reconstituted with a more humane and compassionate approach to…

Read MorePosted on April 3, 2019December 17, 2019