Law Offices of Michael Z. Goldman (Immigration Attorney, New York, NY)

01/26/2017

I write this with true sadness, not surprised, but nevertheless still in shock over the Executive Orders President Trump will be issuing this week taking aim at those who would seek to call the United States home. In the name of safety, the President seeks to, among other things, prevent refugees from resettling in this country, arm local police to raid immigrant populations in the United States, deport individuals arrested (but not necessarily convicted) of “any” crime, and, of course, build a wall. While not explicit, these measures take direct aim at Muslim and Hispanic populations.

Please contact your senators and representatives, and consider supporting organizations who will be leading the fight against these draconian measures, such as the Immigrant Defense Fund: http://www.immdefense.org/

06/23/2016

My most recent blog post discussing today's (mostly) disappointing immigration news from the Supreme Court:

http://michaelzgoldman.com/?p=265

U.S. v Texas On June 23, 2016, the eight justices of the Supreme Court failed to break a tie in its consideration of U.S. v Texas, a case addressing the power of the President to grant work authori...

09/29/2015

Proud to announce that I have been selected for the second year in a row as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" for immigration law in the New York Metropolitan area:

http://digital.superlawyers.com/superlawyers/nyslrs15?pg=148

http://profiles.superlawyers.com/new-york-metro/new-york/lawyer/michael-z-goldman/eed488aa-f65b-4c23-84b8-2eae5ade2aac.html

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09/08/2015

Federal lawsuit victory: won case in Southern District of New York directing government to provide long-time green card holder with bond hearing

04/14/2015

233,000 H-1B Petitions received for 85,000 visas this cap-season. http://bit.ly/1H4BMdG

On April 13, 2015, USCIS announced that it had received nearly 233,000 cap-subject H-1B Petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2016. This is believed to be the highest number of applications ever. As a co...

02/21/2015

Proud to have participated as a judge today at the NYU Law School Moot Court's Immigration Law Competition. The law students were superb.

11/21/2014

Tonight President Obama took a bold step to protect millions from removal from this country. Please see my blog post summarizing some of the details. Please do not hesitate to reach out to my office if I can answer any questions concerning the benefits which will soon be available.

As many of you know, last night President Obama announced that he will seek to reform a number of areas within our country's immigration system through executive action. This message will briefly ...

11/13/2014

NYTimes reporting the biggest beneficiaries of Obama's immigration plans will be parents of US citizens and green card holders. Article reports of an internal debate within Obama administration between a 5 or 10 year residency requirement. Stay tuned.

http://nyti.ms/1xl8rZd

Ignoring Republican protests, President Obama will assert his executive authority to order a broad overhaul of the immigration system, including a plan to give work permits to millions, officials said.

11/13/2014

Federal Lawsuit Update: Won recent lawsuits against the Department of State in Oregon and in Texas. In both cases DOS had wrongfully failed to grant green cards to immediate relatives of US citizens, keeping those families separated overseas for years, before my office assisted.

http://bit.ly/1uomXgu
http://bit.ly/1u3vrrN

10/01/2014

I am proud to announce that I have been selected as a "Super Lawyers" 2014 "Rising Star" for immigration law in the New York Metropolitan area. Here is the link to my super lawyers page:

http://www.superlawyers.com/new-york-metro/lawyer/Michael-Z-Goldman/eed488aa-f65b-4c23-84b8-2eae5ade2aac.html

Super Lawyers provides Attorney Profile of Michael Goldman located in New York, New York (NY) focused on Immigration and Immigration

08/27/2014

My new blog post discussing the government's power to detain non-U.S. citizens:

http://michaelzgoldman.com

Immigration Law News & Information

05/21/2014

Won lawsuit in New York federal court yesterday; Judge agreed long-time green card holder cannot be subject to endless detention without right to bond hearing (client has been separated from US citizen wife and kids for 4+ months)

bit.ly/1jBcA4Q