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...
Topic: Immigration Updates
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...
November Visa Bulletin Includes Information on Extension of Religious Workers Category, Visa Availability in Employment Second Category
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for November 2022 includes the following information: EMPLOYMENT FOURTH PREFERENCE (SR) RELIGIOUS WORKERS CATEGORY EXTENDED H.R. 6833, enacted on September 30, 2022, extended the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious...
EOIR Extends Automatic Acceptance of Documents Filed Late With Certain Florida Immigration Courts Due to Hurricane Ian
Following President Biden's amended disaster declaration due to the impact of Hurricane Ian, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) said in a stakeholder update that it will extend the automatic acceptance of documents filed late with the Miami, Krome, and...
Labor Dept. Announces H-2A Final Rule
The Department of Labor announced the impending publication of a final rule to amend H-2A temporary labor certification regulations to strengthen agricultural worker protections and to update the H-2A application and temporary labor certification as well as prevailing...
Court Upholds Optional Practical Training, STEM Extension
On October 4, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed the judgment of the district court sustaining the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) current Optional Practical Training (OPT) rule's authorization of a limited period of...
