Edlow has previously served in various leadership roles within USCIS, including deputy director for Policy in 2020 and as chief counsel in 2019.

Before joining USCIS, Edlow served as a deputy assistant attorney general with the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice, where he primarily focused on immigration policy matters. Before that, Edlow worked in the House of Representatives from 2015- 2018, first in the Office of Congressman Raúl R. Labrador and then as counsel on the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. In the latter role, Edlow focused on enforcement and criminal immigration matters.