Effective this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily suspending the biometrics submission requirement for certain applicants filing Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, requesting an extension of stay in or...
Topic: Immigration Updates
DHS Announces Continuation of International Entrepreneur Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 10, 2021, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is withdrawing a 2018 proposed rule that would have removed the International Entrepreneur parole program from DHS regulations. USCIS said the...
Miller Mayer Attorneys Recognized by EB5 Investors Magazine
Miller Mayer attorneys Nicolai Hinrichsen and Stephen Yale-Loehr were recently recognized by EB5 Investors Magazine in their 2021 Top 25 issue. Nicolai Hinrichsen, a Partner in Miller Mayer's Immigration practice group, was listed among the Top 25 Immigration...
Miller Mayer Wins O-1 Renewal in Just 38 Days
Miller Mayer recently received approval of a renewed O-1 visa petition for a researcher and author of extraordinary ability only 38 days after filing. Timely filed visa renewal applications are of paramount concern to all visa holders, and having experienced...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Coauthors NEJM Article About Detained Cuban Doctor
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr coauthored an article in the New England Journal of Medicine about one of his Cornell Law School asylum clinic clients, Dr. Merlys Rodriguez Hernandez, who was in immigration detention while seeking asylum during the...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re International Students
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr authored an op-ed in The Hill that was mentioned in a Forbes article, "What International Students and U.S. Universities Need to Know." The full Forbes article can be found at...
DHS Ratifies Rule That Removes 30-Day EAD Processing Requirement
On May 7, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas ratified a rule regarding applications for employment authorization documents (EADs) filed by people who have applied for asylum. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that although the...
DHS Withdraws Proposed Rule on Expanding Biometrics Collection, Use
On May 10, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdrew a proposed rule concerning the use and collection of biometrics in the enforcement and administration of immigration laws. The proposed rule called for providing DHS with flexibility to change its...
DHS Withdraws Proposed Rule on Work Authorization for Certain Persons With Final Removal Orders
On May 10, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdrew a proposed rule published on November 19, 2020, that would have revised DHS regulations to eliminate work authorization for individuals who have final orders of removal and are released from DHS...
President Biden Raises Refugee Cap to 62,500 in FY 2021
President Joe Biden revised the United States' annual refugee admissions cap to 62,500 for fiscal year (FY) 2021, with a goal of 125,000 admissions for FY 2022. The announcement followed criticism after he announced plans to keep the number of refugee admissions at...
