U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is encouraging eligible applicants to consider requesting to transfer the underlying basis of their adjustment of status applications to the first (priority workers) or second (noncitizens in professions with advanced...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Cornell’s Afghan Asylum Clinic
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Law360 in "83,000 Afghans Made It to the U.S. Now They Need Lawyers." Mr. Yale-Loehr, who runs an Afghan asylum clinic at Cornell Law School, noted that law school clinics can only take a handful of...
DHS, VA Launch New Online Resources for Noncitizen Service Members, Veterans, and Families
On February 7, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in partnership with the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, launched new resources to support U.S. noncitizen service members, veterans, and their families. Through its Immigrant Military Members...
New Lockbox Facility Opens in Illinois
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) opened a new lockbox facility in Elgin, Illinois, and is "beginning to transition incoming work to the new location." On February 1, 2022, USCIS added Elgin as a filing location for certain applicants Form I-751,...
USCIS Updates Guidance, Changes Maximum Validity Period for EADs for Certain Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published updated policy guidance, effective February 7, 2022, that changes the maximum validity period that may be granted for employment authorization documents (EADs) issued to certain applicants, and provides...
United States Once Again ‘Welcomes’ Immigrants: USCIS Announces New Mission Statement
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new mission statement after asking its employees to "submit words that they felt best illustrated the agency's work." The new mission statement reflects that feedback, along with Biden administration...
Nicolai Hinrichsen and Kristal Ozmun to Speak at EB-5 Webinar
Miller Mayer Attorneys Nicolai Hinrichsen and Kristal Ozmun will be guest speakers in an upcoming webinar hosted by the EB-5 Affiliate Network. This webinar, taking place on Thursday, February 10 at 1:00 pm ET, will focus on understanding the immigration differences...
USCIS Releases Fact Sheet on Immigration-Related Executive Order Progress
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a readout of USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou's virtual briefing with stakeholders to mark the one-year anniversary of immigration-related executive orders and a related fact sheet on progress on those orders. The...
USCIS Releases Form I-9 Guidance for H-2B Workers Seeking to Change Employers
On February 4, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released guidance on Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for H-2B workers seeking to change employers. The guidance is related to a joint temporary final rule issued January 28, 2022, by the...
International Entrepreneur Update: National Advocacy Groups Recommend Streamlining Parole Program
The Coalition for International Entrepreneurship, which consists of three dozen immigration and startup advocacy organizations and individuals, sent a letter on February 1, 2022, asking Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to streamline...
