Joseph Edlow
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Joseph Edlow, who was picked to be: Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Roles Outside Government
Officials are required to disclose paid or unpaid positions they hold or recently held outside the federal government, including roles as officer, director, trustee or employee. (Form 278e, Part 1)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Edlow Group LLC | Founder/Managi ng Member, 2/2021 - Present | 1 | |
| The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC | Founder/Managi ng Member, 5/2021 - Present | 2 | |
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | Visiting Fellow, 2/2022 - 10/2024 | 3 | |
| Center For Renewing America | Visiting Fellow, 11/2024 - 1/2025 | 4 | |
| National Immigration Center for Enforcement | Member, Board of Directors, 6/2023 - 1/2025 | 5 |
Employment Assets
Officials are required to disclose assets associated with their employment, including salary, retirement accounts, stocks, intellectual property and awards or prizes. (Form 278e, Part 2)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRADITIONAL IRA | 1 | ||||
| DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund Class N Shares (DLTNX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| iShares Core MSCIEmerging Markets ETF (IEMG) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 1.4 | ||
| ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF (IWM) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1.5 | ||
| Fidelity Government Money Market Fund (SPAXX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6 | ||
| The Edlow Group LLC | $1,001 - $15,000 | $205K | Consulting fees: This includes monies earned based on a monthly retainer agreement for several clients and for an hourly retainer agreement for one client. | 2 | |
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | $154K | Stipend | 3 | ||
| Center For Renewing America | $22,500 | Stipend | 4 | ||
| The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC (sole proprietor) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $126K | Legal Fees | 5 |
Employment Agreements
Officials are required to disclose agreements relating to other jobs, including what will happen with any small businesses they own during government service and any continued health care coverage, planned leaves of absence, severance or bonuses. (Form 278e, Part 3)
| Organization | Agreement | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC | The law firm will remain inactive. All active clients have been referred to other attorneys to finalize their matters and all retained escrow balances will be returned to the client or forwarded to another attorney at the direction of the client. All outstanding client fees have been fixed. (2025-01-01) | 1 | |
| The Edlow Group, LLC | The consulting firm will remain inactive. All active clients have been referred to other businesses to finalize their matters and all retained escrow balances will be returned to the client or forwarded to another business at the direction of the client. There are no outstanding client fees. (2025-01-01) | 2 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
| Organization | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| NumbersUSA Education and Research Foundation | Consulting Services and Legal Fees (client of The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC and The Edlow Group LLC) | 1 | |
| Dominican House of Studies | Legal Services (client of The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC) | 2 | |
| The Law Office of Jay Marks | Legal Services (client of The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC) | 3 | |
| Affinity Partners | Legal Services (client of The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC) | 4 | |
| Shefqet Kastrati | Legal Services (client of The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC) | 5 | |
| Shen Yun Performing Arts | Consulting Services (client of The Edlow Group LLC) | 6 | |
| FAIR | Consulting Services (client of The Edlow Group LLC) | 7 | |
| The Heritage Foundation Oversight Project | Legal Services (client of The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC) | 8 | |
| The Edlow Group LLC | Services as Founder/Managing Member | 9 | |
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | Services as Visiting Fellow | 10 | |
| Center For Renewing America | Services as Visiting Fellow independently and previous consulting fees under the Edlow Group | 11 | |
| The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC | Services as Founder/Managing Member | 12 | |
| James Neal | Legal Services (client of The Law Offices of Joseph Edlow LLC) | 13 |
Spouse’s Assets
Officials are required to disclose their spouse’s assets, including salary and retirement accounts worth more than $1,000. (Form 278e, Part 5)
Other Assets and Income
Officials are required to disclose other assets and sources of investment income belonging to them, their spouse or their dependent children. These include annuities, bonds, cash, college savings plans, farms, precious metals, real estate, stocks, trusts and wills. (Form 278e, Part 6)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROKERAGE ACCOUNT | 1 | ||||
| iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF (FHLC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Fidelity Treasury Money Market FundFidelity Treasury Money Market (FZFXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| Family Irrevocable Trust | 2 | ||||
| General American Investors 5.95% Series B Cumulative Preferred (GAMPRB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 2.1 | ||
| Fidelity Government Money Market Fund (SPAXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| MD 529 Plan (College Investment Plan) | 3 | ||||
| Portfolio 2036 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| MD 529 Plan (College Investment Plan) | 4 | ||||
| Portfolio 2033 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| U.S. Bank (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 |
Liabilities
Officials are required to disclose their liabilities totaling more than $10,000, as well as any linked to their spouse or dependent children. These include mortgages, credit card debt and student loans. The interest rates and loan repayment terms are also required. (Form 278e, Part 8)
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
