According to reports, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has told some practitioners that the ability to grant multiple "satisfactory departure" requests ended in April but acknowledged that the agency's public website has not yet been updated. The...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Director, CIS Ombudsman Hold ‘Fireside Chat’
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Jaddou and Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman Phyllis Coven held a "fireside chat" on September 21, 2022. They discussed challenges and accomplishments from fiscal year (FY) 2022 and...
Biden Plans Executive Action to Protect DACA Recipients
According to reports, President Biden plans to take executive action to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) "Dreamers" from removal if the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rules against DACA, which appears imminent. Such an order may take the form of...
Temporary Waiver of 60-Day Rule Extended for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form I-693
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended its temporary waiver of the 60-day rule for civil surgeon signatures on Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. The waiver, which was effective until September 30, 2022, has been...
Temporary Protected Status Extended and Redesignated for Burma (Myanmar)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending temporary protected status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar) for an additional 18 months, from November 26, 2022, to May 25, 2024, due to a military coup in 2021 that has resulted in "extraordinary and temporary...
Draft FAQs Released on H-2A Temporary or Seasonal Need Assessments, Comments Requested
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published draft frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the H-2A temporary agricultural program, "Round 17: Temporary or Seasonal Need Assessments; Relevant Information or Factors Related to...
USCIS Extends Green Card Validity to 24 Months for Renewals
Effective September 26, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is automatically extending the validity of permanent resident cards (green cards) to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident...
Agencies Release Hurricane Ian-Related Guidance
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), released guidance related to the effects of...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Asylum, Martha’s Vineyard Flights
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Gothamist in "For Asylum Seekers, Manhattan is Only Part of a Harrowing Journey." Regarding asylum seekers who have come from Venezuela to New York City, Steve said, "It is too soon to tell what...
Indian Green Card Seekers Ask Court to End Federal Policy Placing Applications in ‘Legal Limbo’
A group of green card seekers from India filed a motion for a temporary restraining order on September 15, 2022, in Datta v. Jaddou, asking a U.S. district court in the state of Washington to end a federal policy that pushes their applications into a "legal limbo." ...
