In Sanchez v. Mayorkas, decided June 7, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipient is not eligible for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status merely because of the TPS. Eligibility for LPR status generally requires an...
Topic: Immigration Updates
I-9 Guidance Released for H-2B Workers Seeking to Change Employers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance on the Form I-9 Employment Authorization Verification process for H-2B workers seeking to change employers. The guidance follows a joint temporary rule published on May 25, 2021, by the Departments of...
USCIS Announces Lockbox Filing Flexibilities
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced filing flexibilities to provide relief to certain applicants and petitioners affected by delays at a USCIS lockbox. These flexibilities only apply to benefit requests submitted to a USCIS lockbox and not to...
USCIS Updates Policies to Improve Immigration Services: Expedited Processing, RFEs/NOIDs, EADs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new policy updates to clarify the criteria and circumstances for expedited processing; improve guidance for requests for evidence (RFE) and notices of intent to deny (NOID); and increase the validity period for...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Possible Immigration Reforms, Asylum Case
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Univision in "Biden Moves Forward With His Plan to Eliminate 'Zero Tolerance' and Expand Legal Migration." He said, "The administrative reforms proposed by the Biden administration are a good first step,...
Miller Mayer Wins NIW for Antimicrobial Researcher from China
Miller Mayer recently received an immigrant visa petition approval in the national interest waiver green card category for a client from China. Navigating the immigration system can be daunting and complex, particularly when an immigrant visa petition requires a job...
DHS Terminates Migration Protection Protocols Program
Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced on June 1, 2021, that he has terminated the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP) program. The Trump administration implemented the program in January 2019 with a memorandum from...
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for FY 2021
Under the recently announced H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 3, 2021, that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 16,000 H-2B visas made available for...
State Dept. Expands National Interest Exception Criteria for Travelers from Covid-Restricted Countries
On May 27, 2021, the Department of State expanded the National Interest Exception (NIE) criteria for individuals subject to proclamations restricting travel to the United States due to physical presence in China, Iran, India, Brazil, South Africa, the Schengen Area,...
Webinar on international entrepreneur parole program
USCIS invites stakeholders to a webinar on June 16, 2021, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, on the international entrepreneur parole program. The webinar will provide an overview of the criteria for consideration for parole, details on how to file, and answers to questions, which...
