U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on October 19, 2022, that it has updated its policy guidance to clarify and conform with the revision of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions. Naturalization applicants with a physical...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Fortune 500 Companies Call for Protection of DACA Program, ‘Dreamers’
Several large U.S. corporations have launched an advertising campaign to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, whose more than 600,000 beneficiaries are called "Dreamers." They argue in an open letter that they "face another crisis if...
USCIS Issues Filing Guidance for CW-1 Petitions Seeking to Extend Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on October 18, 2022, that it will consider certain CW-1 petitions seeking an extension of status for temporary workers present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to be filed on time,...
DHS Designates Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status
The Department of Homeland Security announced the designation of Ethiopia for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months. Only individuals who were already residing in the United States as of October 20, 2022, will be eligible for TPS. This is the first TPS...
USCIS Implements New Process for Venezuelans
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began implementing a new process for Venezuelans on October 18, 2022. As announced previously, the new process will provide a "lawful and streamlined" way for nationals of Venezuela who are "outside the United States...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Possible DACA Legislation
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Gothamist in "For New York City 'Dreamers,' Now is the Time to Act on Immigration Reform." He noted that immigrant rights advocates are "working hard behind the scenes" to get legislation passed...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Coauthors Op-ed re Refugees
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.
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...
