The Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) appointed 19 new immigration judges (IJs) to courts in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. EOIR said it continues to work to expand its...
Topic: Immigration Updates
ICE Plans Pilot of Photo IDs for Migrants Awaiting Deportation Proceedings
According to reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is developing a pilot program to issue photo ID cards to migrants awaiting deportation proceedings. The cards would not serve as a federal ID for other purposes. The program is pursuant to the Biden...
USCIS Will No Longer Accept Combined Fee Payments for EB-5 Applications/Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that beginning September 1, 2022, it will no longer accept a single, combined fee payment when an applicant or petitioner files EB-5 immigrant investor applications or petitions with related forms. If a...
Certain Afghan Parolees to Receive Notices of EAD Extension
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain Afghan parolees will receive a Form I-797C, Notice of Action, indicating that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending the validity of their Form I-766, Employment Authorization...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Pens Op-ed, Quoted re Family Separation
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr authored an op-ed published by The Hill, "Ending Title 42 Won't Cause Immigration Mayhem—It Will Restore Order." Find the article here. Steve was quoted by Univision in "Forced Separation of Families at the Border,...
New STEM Resources Released
Several entities have released new resources on research and options for noncitizens in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the United States: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published resources to provide an...
100,000 Ukrainians Admitted to United States in July
According to reports, as part of what's being called the largest refugee exodus since World War II, more than 100,000 Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion of their country have been admitted into the United States, mostly in temporary statuses. Included are...
Some Parolees Can Now File Employment Authorization Applications Online
Certain parolees can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 28, 2022. Effective immediately, eligible individuals paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian...
DHS Extends and Redesignates Syria for TPS, Suspends Certain Requirements for Syrian F-1 Students
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced several measures to provide relief to Syrians in the United States, summarized below. Temporary Protected Status Extended, Redesignated DHS is extending the designation of Syria for temporary protected status (TPS)...
USCIS Extends Certain COVID-19 Flexibilities
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through October 23, 2022. Under these flexibilities, USCIS considers a response received within 60 calendar days after the due date set forth in the following...
