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EDWARD SHULMAN INTERVIEWED BY MEDIA FOR EXPERT OPINION ON GIUDICE DEPORTATION CASE

By Edward Shulman, Posted on October 11, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law

On Wednesday, October 10, Joe Giudice, Bravo reality star from the Real Housewives of New Jersey, was ordered deported by an Immigration Judge in Pennsylvania pending the upcoming completion of his 41-month prison sentence. In particular, he had pled guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, mail fraud, and tax evasion, for which he was charged as an immigration aggravated felon. Giudice is set to be released from prison in March of 2019 and…

Read MorePosted on October 11, 2018December 17, 2019

SHULMAN LAW GROUP FOUNDER INVITED AS PODCAST SPEAKER

By Edward Shulman, Posted on July 17, 2018December 3, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law

National Immigration Lawyer Edward Shulman, founder of the Shulman Law Group, an immigration law firm located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey was invited as a podcast speaker on July 11, 2018. The digital-audio netcast which is available on youtube, Sound Cloud and iTunes is called Live from America Podcast and the particular segment in which Attorney Shulman participated is entitled The Immigration Situation. The weekly political podcast is the brain child of Noam Dworman, owner of…

Read MorePosted on July 17, 2018December 3, 2019

THE ADVERSE IMPACT OF NEW TRUMP FAMILIAL SEPARATION IMMIGRATION POLICY

By Edward Shulman, Posted on June 18, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

The United States government, under a new Trump administration policy, has already separated nearly 2,000 children from their parents under a "zero tolerance" ruling on immigration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed on Friday. Most disturbing is the fact that they are being placed in separate holding facilities likened to the Japanese internment camps, without any clear procedure for their reunification. Without any seeming sense of humanity, Attorney General Jeff Sessions proudly described the new…

Read MorePosted on June 18, 2018December 17, 2019

JOURNALIST UNCOVERS IMMIGRANT BACKGROUNDS OF ANTI-IMMIGRANT PUBLIC FIGURES

By Edward Shulman, Posted on May 15, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

In a world where many public figures have felt free to broadcast their anti-immigration views and share aloud their pejorative claims and prejudices against immigrants, Jennifer Mendelsohn, a journalist and genealogist has been highlighting these people's ancestral immigration histories to illustrate the obvious hypocrisy. Her genealogy facts have garnered public attention, have gone viral, and are being re-tweeted by the thousands as the apparent double standard seems to viscerally resonate with people. Mendelsohn began her quest…

Read MorePosted on May 15, 2018December 17, 2019

NEW YORK SENATOR INTRODUCES A BILL TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY OF BORDER PATROL AGENTS

By Edward Shulman, Posted on May 12, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in About Shulman Law

In an effort to provide more protections to individuals entering the United States and to increase accountability on the part of border patrol and immigration enforcement agents due to recent reports and online social media videos showing use of unnecessary force and violations of human rights, Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York just introduced a bill to address these concerns. Under this bill, which is co-sponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tom Udall (D-NM), and…

Read MorePosted on May 12, 2018December 17, 2019

SUPREME COURT ALLOWS IMMIGRANTS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO AVOID DEPORTATION FOR LOW-LEVEL OFFENSES

By Edward Shulman, Posted on April 18, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

Yesterday, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) invalidated a section of federal law that requires the mandatory deportation of immigrants who have been convicted of some "crimes of violence." The decision, which was produced by a 5-4 majority, holds that the current law is flawed, unconstitutionally vague, and has raised questions about variability in interpretations regarding deportable offenses. In particular, the ruling, written by Justice Kagan, said that ambiguity surrounding the crimes of violence provision created confusion in…

Read MorePosted on April 18, 2018December 17, 2019

DEPORTED ARMY VETERAN BECOMES US CITIZEN AFTER PARDON

By Edward Shulman, Posted on April 16, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

A decorated former U.S. Army paratrooper serving the United States from 1995 to 2001 and whose work on behalf of deported veterans drew widespread attention to his cause became a U.S. citizen Friday, after having been deported to Mexico eight years ago. Hector Barajas, who was deported in 2010, due to a 2002 conviction, was granted a pardon by California Governor Jerry Brown due to his honorable military service, his advocacy work, and his remorseful behavior.…

Read MorePosted on April 16, 2018December 17, 2019

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES A NEW QUOTA SYSTEM FOR IMMIGRATION JUDGES

By Edward Shulman, Posted on April 10, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

Instead of hiring new Immigration Judges to tackle the profound immigration backlog of approximately 685,000 cases pending or expanding the court, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Trump administration will now be pressuring current Immigration Judges to process cases faster by establishing a quota system tied to their annual performance reviews. In particular, starting in October, Immigration Judges will be expected to clear at least 700 cases a year to receive a “satisfactory performance rating, a standard…

Read MorePosted on April 10, 2018December 17, 2019

TV HOST JOHN OLIVER SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON IMMIGRATION COURTS

By Edward Shulman, Posted on April 4, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

TV Personality, Political Comedian, and Late Night Show Host John Oliver shines a luminous spotlight on the condition of Immigration Courts in a recent segment on his wildly popular show Last Week Tonight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fB0GBwJ2QA&sns=em) . While a comedic lens was employed to skewer the Immigration Court System in the United States, Oliver does successfully highlight some sobering points about why the immigration system is so dysfunctional. In particular, he presents four major flaws in the current…

Read MorePosted on April 4, 2018December 17, 2019

BILLIONAIRE KOCH BROTHERS TRY TO INFLUENCE TRUMP ON IMMIGRATION

By Edward Shulman, Posted on March 22, 2018December 17, 2019Posted in Immigration Law

Charles and David Koch, oil magnates, owners of the second largest privately owned business in the United States, and mega-donor influential supporters of the Republican party, have been vocally weighing in on immigration issues. As unlikely as it appears and contrary to what their otherwise conservative political affiliations would suggest, the Koch brothers have been adamant in their support for mass immigration and DACA in addition to announcing last month their opposition to Trump’s effort to…

Read MorePosted on March 22, 2018December 17, 2019