The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman released a report on June 15, 2022, "The Challenge of the Current USCIS Fee-Setting Structure." The USCIS Ombudsman examined the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding model...
Topic: Immigration Updates
E-Verify Releases New Case Processing Features
On June 21, 2022, E-Verify released several new features "to increase awareness of existing duplicate cases and reduce overall case processing time." E-Verify also redesigned the "Search Cases" page to provide "a more robust case query function." Among other things,...
Amendment to Salvage Unused Immigrant Visa Numbers Advances in House
The House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee passed an amendment, introduced by Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations for fiscal year 2023 that would recapture unused, expired family- and employment-based immigrant...
USCIS Issues Policy Alert on Effect of Returning to United States During 3- or 10-Year Period After Departure or Removal
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy alert on June 24, 2022, on inadmissibility under § 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), specifically, the effect of returning to the United States during the statutory 3- or...
Three-Day H-2B Application Filing Window Opens July 3
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) reminded employers and other interested stakeholders that the three-day filing window to submit an H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification (Form ETA-9142B and appendices) requesting...
Court Orders USCIS to Process New Investor Petitions in Previously Authorized EB-5 Regional Centers
On June 24, 2022, a U.S. district court in California ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process new I-526 (Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur) petitions from immigrants investing through previously authorized EB-5 regional centers. The...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re DACA, New Supreme Court Decision
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in "10 Years After DACA, Many Fear for Their Survival." He said things look bad for young immigrants as both an appeals court and the Supreme Court are likely to rule against...
USCIS Announces 30-Day Public Comment Period on Proposed Revisions to Premium Processing Service Request Form
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a 30-day public comment period relating to proposed revisions to Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service. The information collection notice was previously published on March 30, 2022, allowing for...
OFLC Announces 60-Day Public Comment Period on Prevailing Wage Application Forms
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced a 60-day public comment period relating to "proposed minor revisions" to the Application for Prevailing Wage Determination information collection. The information collection "ensures...
DHS, DOS Announce Exemptions Allowing Eligible Afghans to Qualify for Protection and Immigration Benefits
The Secretaries of Homeland Security and State, in consultation with the Attorney General, announced three new exemptions that can be applied on a case-by-case basis to ensure that Afghans who would otherwise be eligible for the benefit or protection they are seeking...
