Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr authored an op-ed published in The Hill, "With This Immigration Fix, Employers Can Hire the Workers They Need." The op-ed can be found here.
Topic: Immigration Updates
E-Verify Consolidates User Profile Screen
On December 7, 2021, E-Verify notified users via email that they can now view and complete several actions from a consolidated user profile screen, which "allows users to view all of their account information quickly and easily, without having to navigate to multiple...
Labor Dept. Provides Guidance on Employers’ H-2B Visa Program Overtime Pay Obligations
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) disseminated a field assistance bulletin on December 7, 2021, providing enforcement guidance on employers' overtime obligations related to the H-2B visa program. Among other things, the bulletin notes that the...
USCIS Temporarily Waives 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily waiving, until September 30, 2022, the requirement that the civil surgeon sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before an applicant files an...
Labor Dept. Implements Court Order Vacating Prevailing Wage Final Rule
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a final rule, effective December 13, 2021, implementing a federal district court order vacating a controversial January 14, 2021, final rule that was initially promulgated in October...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr to Speak December 13 on Asylum Law
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will speak on a free webinar Monday, December 13, at 1 PM Eastern time on the fundamentals of asylum eligibility and procedure. The CLE training, intended for attorneys considering doing their first pro bono asylum...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr to Speak Tuesday on U.S. Immigration Issues
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will speak on a free webinar Tuesday, December 7, at noon Eastern time about national immigration issues. The webinar, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Tompkins County, is titled “Let’s Talk: Immigration.”...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Immigration Legislation, DACA Rule
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Univision in two articles: "Democrats Get Ready to Deliver Their 'Plan C' With a Third Immigration Proposal to a Key Senate Figure," Nov. 29, 2021. Mr. Yale-Loehr said the social spending budget bill...
Following Court Order, U.S., Mexico Announce Return to ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers
After the Biden administration's suspension and then termination in June 2021 of the Trump-era policy known as "Remain in Mexico" or the "Migrant Protection Protocols," under which asylum seekers who wish to enter the United States through Mexico await processing...
Stopgap Funding Bill Averts Government Shutdown, Includes Immigration Provisions
The U.S. Congress passed a bill to extend funding through February 18, 2022, to prevent a federal government shutdown that otherwise would have begun December 4, 2021. The House of Representatives passed the bill by a vote of 221-212, and the Senate passed it by a...
