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...
Topic: Immigration Updates
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...
New Report Outlines Long Visa Processing Delays for Tourism and Business Travelers
On May 9, 2022, Bloomberg Law published "Tourism Industry Rebound Hampered by Long Visa Processing Delays." The article notes that international travel to the United States is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, in large part...
New Lockbox Filing Location Updates Webpage
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched a new webpage with lockbox filing location updates. For example, the webpage notes that: On May 2, 2022, USCIS updated the filing locations for applicants filing Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected...
USCIS Corrects Eligibility Date on South Sudan TPS-Based EADs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a correction on May 10, 2022, to its notice on the extension and redesignation of South Sudan for temporary protected status (TPS), which was published on March 3, 2022. Under the "General Employment-Related...
Foreign Labor Certification Updates
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced updates to public disclosure data and selected program statistics; the H-2B Foreign Labor Recruiter List; and tips and assistance for stakeholders filing applications for prevailing wage...
