Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr co-authored an op-ed, "Let Private Citizens Sponsor Refugees," published in the New York Daily News. Read the op-ed here.
Topic: Immigration Updates
CBP Imposes Arrival Restrictions on Flights Carrying Uganda Travelers
Until further notice, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has directed all flights to the United States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, Uganda to arrive at one of five U.S. airports implementing enhanced public...
CBP Publishes Final Rule on Media Representatives From China Seeking to Enter the United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a final rule on October 13, 2022, that removes a maximum 90-day period of stay for certain representatives of foreign information media from China and allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine the maximum...
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance related to an EB-5 immigrant investor rule that a federal court vacated on June 22, 2021. Highlights include: Removing the vacated provisions of the EB-5 rule; Adding that an applicant may file...
DOL Publishes Final Rule Revising Temporary Labor Certification Regulations
The Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule on October 12, 2022, that revises its regulations governing the certification of employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary agricultural employment and the enforcement of obligations applicable to employers of...
DHS Announces New ‘Migration Enforcement Process’ for Venezuelans
On October 12, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced joint actions with Mexico to reduce the number of people arriving at the Southwest border and "create a more orderly and safe process for people fleeing the humanitarian and economic crisis in...
DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap With Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for FY 2023; Worker Protection Taskforce Announced
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), plans to issue a regulation to make available to employers an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2023, on top of the 66,000 H-2B...
Employers Should Continue to Use Current I-9 Form Even After Oct. 31 Expiration, DHS Says; ICE Announces I-9 Flexibility Extension
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alerted employers on October 11, 2022, that they should continue using the current Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, even after its October 31, 2022, expiration and "until further notice." DHS said it will publish...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re DACA Court Decision
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Univision in "Will DACA Survive? Keys to the Ruling That Keeps the 'Dreamers' in Legal Limbo." Mr. Yale-Loehr explained that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit "ruled that the challenge to...
President Releases Refugee Admissions Numbers for FY 2023
President Biden issued a determination that up to 125,000 refugee admissions for fiscal year (FY) 2023 "is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest." Regional allocations include Africa (40,000), East Asia (15,000), Europe and...
