U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance on when students may be eligible for optional practical training (OPT) extensions for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. USCIS also provided clarifying guidance...
Topic: Immigration Articles
Steve Yale-Loehr Comments on Legal Uncertainty of Biden’s Asylum Restrictions
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Newsday in New Immigration Court Cases Plummet on [Long Island], Across U.S. Since Biden Policy Change. Steve said the long-term legal viability of President Biden's order restricting the eligibility for...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Discusses Concerns and Support for Biden’s “Keeping Families Together” Program
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Gothamist in President Biden Spares 20,000 New Yorkers From Deportation With Executive Action. Commenting on the new "Keeping Families Together" parole-in-place program for certain undocumented...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Critiques Lawsuit Against Biden Immigrant Parole Program
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Bloomberg Law in GOP States Sue to Overturn Biden Immigrant Parole Program. Steve noted that parolees admitted under the program would be eligible for benefits, including Medicaid and Food Stamps. Steve...
DOS Issues Final Rule on Effect of Certain Pardons on Criminal-Related Grounds of Ineligibility
Effective August 22, 2024, the Department of State (DOS) amended a regulation relating to the effect of certain pardons on criminal-related grounds of visa ineligibility. The rule amends the existing regulation "to implement the plain meaning of statutory authorities...
Court Preliminarily Approves Proposed Settlement in Garcia Perez v. USCIS
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement agreement in Garcia Perez v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The case is a class action lawsuit involving the federal government's practices...
DHS Implements ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole-in-Place Program, Texas Files Complaint
On August 19, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a Federal Register notice to implement Keeping Families Together, a parole-in-place process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. DHS estimated that up to 500,000...
Stephen Yale-Loehr Highlights Immigration Court Backlogs and Urgent Need for Reform in Newsweek Feature
Miller Mayer's Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted extensively by Newsweek in Growing Backlog in Immigration Courts Could Slow Trump's Mass Deportations. Among other things, Steve noted that the "average wait time right now for an asylum case in immigration court is about...
Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr Analyzes Decline in Migrant Numbers Before Democratic National Convention
Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Chicago Tribune (available by subscription) in Chicago Not Expecting Migrant Surge Ahead of DNC, City Official Says. Commenting on a drastic drop in the expected numbers of migrants to be bused from Texas to Chicago in time for the...
USCIS Releases Filing Guide Ahead of New Spousal Parole Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has created a filing guide for the new "Keeping Families Together" spousal parole process that started August 19, 2024. USCIS will reject any related filings received before that date. Under the new process announced...
