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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

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 About Shulman Law

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

EDWARD SHULMAN INTERVIEWED BY HOLLYWOOD LIFE FOR EXPERT OPINION ON JOE GIUDICE IMMIGRATION CASE

By Edward Shulman, Posted on March 25, 2019November 6, 2022Posted in About Shulman Law

Immigration Attorney Edward Shulman's expert legal opinion was most recently sought by the online celebrity and entertainment news site Hollywood Life, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation launched by longtime magazine editor Bonnie Fuller, the former editor of the magazines Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Us Weekly. Attorney Shulman provided an exclusive interview, as part of the "Expert Says" series in which Los Angeles-based Hollywood news reporter Sarah Jones asked him to provide an expert opinion on the…

Read MorePosted on March 25, 2019November 6, 2022

R&B STAR MIGUEL’S SONG “NOW SHEDS LIGHT ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES

By Edward Shulman, Posted on February 7, 2019December 17, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law

R&B star Miguel, long known for his poignant statements regarding social justice and civil rights, recently released a song called “Now which tackles issues related to detention centers in the United States. His haunting ballad is both a civil rights call to action and a portrait of the inhumane conditions in immigration detention centers. Miguel’s video for the song features both activists and former detainees discussing their views about and experiences with immigration detention in the…

Read MorePosted on February 7, 2019December 17, 2019