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...
Topic: Immigration Updates
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...
USCIS Transfers Certain H-1B Petitions to California Service Center
Certain H-1B petitions and fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap petitions awaiting intake at the Vermont Service Center (VSC) are being transferred to the California Service Center (CSC) for data entry and adjudication. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said...
Miller Mayer Immigration Attorneys Speak at Immigration Conference This Week
Two Miller Mayer immigration attorneys will speak at the American Immigration Lawyers Association's annual conference on Immigration Law this week in New York City. The conference is the biggest conference on immigration law each year. Steve Yale-Loehr will moderate a...
Federal Judge Vacates Biden Immigration Enforcement Memorandum
On June 10, 2022, a U.S. district judge in the Southern District of Texas vacated the Biden administration's September 2021 memorandum on immigration enforcement prioritization as "arbitrary and capricious, contrary to law, and failing to observe procedure under the...
OFLC Announces Rollout of Updated Standard Occupational Classification System
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will begin using the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system on July 1, 2022, in place of the 2010 SOC system. Since September 1999, the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics...
