Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by CBS News in "U.S. Proposes Hiking Fees for Work-Related Immigration Applications to Fund Asylum Program." Steve said, "The USCIS needs more money to help dig itself out of a massive backlog and to...
Topic: Immigration Updates
U.S. Embassy in Havana Resumes Full Immigrant Visa Processing
On January 4, 2023, the U.S. Embassy in Havana resumed full immigrant visa processing, including all visa categories. The embassy also announced that the United States is expanding consular operations in Havana and restarting the Cuban Family Reunification Parole...
Omnibus Spending Legislation Includes Several Immigration-Related Provisions
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617, Public Law No. 117-328, Dec. 29, 2022) includes various immigration-related provisions, such as $800 million in competitive grants under a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection "Shelter and Services" program for...
OFLC Completes Random Assignments of H-2B Applications for Second Half of FY 2023 Visa Cap
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has completed the process to randomly assign all H-2B applications submitted during the initial three-day filing window, January 1-3, 2023, requesting an April 1, 2023, work start date for the...
DHS Implements New Processes for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans and Eliminates Cap for Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new process, effective January 6, 2023, for certain qualifying Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans with U.S.-based supporters to travel by air to and temporarily reside in the United States. Such individuals may also...
USCIS Issues Proposed Rule to Raise Fees and Fund Asylum Program With New $600 Employer Petition Fee
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule on January 4, 2023, to raise fees. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also proposes to fund the asylum program with a controversial new Asylum Program Fee of $600 to be paid by...
CDC Announces New COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Air Passengers From China
Effective January 5, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test, or documentation of recovery within the last 90 days, for air passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the...
Visa Bulletin for January 2023 Reports on Availability in the Employment First Category for China and India, Unavailability of Religious Workers Category
The Department of State's (DOS) Visa Bulletin for January includes an update on visa availability in the employment first category for China and India. The bulletin states that it has become necessary to establish employment first preference final action and...
Supreme Court Extends Temporary Stay of ‘Title 42’
On December 19, 2022, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ordered Title 42, which allows the immediate expulsion of many migrants because of COVID-19 concerns, to temporarily remain in effect to allow the full Supreme Court time to consider the issue. On December...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Immigration Reform, Title 42
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by MarketWatch in " 'We Need More People,' Says Fed's Powell, But What Does That Mean for Immigration Reform?" Commenting on remarks by Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell that recent lower immigration has...
