A temporary final rule issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) on May 18, 2022, included additional recruitment requirements for certain employers. One such requirement is that where the occupation or industry is traditionally or customarily unionized, "the employer...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS to Implement Premium Processing for Certain Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it is implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. This expansion of premium processing...
Investors Sue DHS to Stop EB-5 Regional Center Decertifications
A group of investment and capital firms filed a lawsuit on May 24, 2022, against the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that when U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decertified existing EB-5 regional centers, it violated the Administrative...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Supreme Court Immigration Decision
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Univision in "Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Immigrants with Errors in Their Paperwork on the Brink of Deportation." Steve said that the Supreme Court's decision "means that thousands of immigrants each...
USCIS Summarizes Backlog Reduction Efforts
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services held a virtual public engagement on May 18, 2022, with nearly 2,000 stakeholders nationwide on the agency's efforts to reduce backlogs and improve processing times. USCIS updated participants on the agency's recently announced...
Federal Judge Blocks Effort to End Title 42 Policy at U.S.-Mexico Border
Shortly before the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was set to terminate its Trump-era COVID-19 pandemic restriction at the U.S.-Mexico border, known as "Title 42," a federal judge in Louisiana blocked its termination temporarily with a nationwide preliminary...
June Visa Bulletin Includes Updates on ‘Other Workers,’ China, Diversity Visa Availability
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for June 2022 includes the following information: D. Establishment of Employment Third Preference "Other Workers" (EW) Final Action Date High number use in the Employment Third Preference "Other Workers" (EW) category has...
DHS Announces TPS Designation, Registration Process for Afghans
The Department of Homeland Security has provided information on how to register for temporary protected status (TPS) under Afghanistan's 18-month designation. The registration period began on May 20, 2022, and runs through November 20, 2023. USCIS estimates 72,500...
Additional 35,000 H-2B Visas Available for Second Half of Fiscal Year
The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL) announced a temporary final rule making available an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas during the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. The visas are for U.S. employers seeking to...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re False Claims re Immigrants
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Associated Press in "Video Spreads False Claims About Immigrants." Regarding claims that immigrants living in the United States without authorization commit a high number of crimes, he said, "Almost...
