L. Ehrens

Ms. Batya Schwartz Ehrens is a licensed attorney practicing exclusively in the field of immigration law.  She is recognized as a passionate advocate for immigrants, and is widely published and lectures on topics including: the DREAM Act; visa options for start-ups, techies and other entrepreneurs; issues affecting physicians; E-Verify; I-9 compliance; naturalization; and grassroots advocacy.  She co-edited “The Immigration Compliance Book,” a comprehensive reference book on worksite compliance and E-Verify.  More recently, she co-edited “Forming and Operating an EB-5 Regional Center: A Guide for Developers and Business Innovators.”Ms. Schwartz Ehrens is involved in the immigration community as an adjunct professor of Business Immigration Law at the City University of New York (CUNY) and as a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) where she active on the Advocacy and Comprehensive Immigration Reform committees. In her spare time, she loves yoga, gardening, and dancing.