The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program announced that it can verify when an applicant for a federal, state, or local government benefit or license has received deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). SAVE noted...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Issues Final Rule Prioritizing Higher Wages in H-1B Cap Selection Process
On January 7, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule prioritizing the selection of new H-1B petitions in 2021 based on higher proffered wages. The new rule gives priority to petitions that offer "Level IV" wages (wages around...
Miller Mayer Receives National Interest Waiver Approval for Health Policy and Management Expert
Miller Mayer recently received an immigrant visa petition approval in the EB-2 green card category with a national interest waiver for a health policy and management expert from China. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved the petition without...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Work Visa Ban Extension, Asylum Restrictions
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Times of India in "U.S. Extends Ban on H-1B, L-1 Till March." Steve said that "[b]arring temporary foreign workers from entering the country was a mistake in June. It remains a mistake today." The...
Filing Period for Certain Liberians Applying for Adjustment Extended to December 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the filing period for certain Liberian nationals and family members to apply for adjustment of status under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness provision has been extended until December 20, 2021....
State Dept. Extends Interview Waiver Eligibility Criteria Through March 31, 2021
The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, has temporarily expanded the ability of consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement for individuals applying for a nonimmigrant visa in the same classification....
Miller Mayer Receives National Interest Waiver Approval for Russian Media Relations and Communications Expert
After a successful response to a request for additional evidence issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Miller Mayer secured an immigrant visa petition approval and national interest waiver in the EB-2 green card category for a Russian media...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Top Immigration Cases of the Year
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Law360 in "Top Immigration Cases of 2020: Year in Review." He said the number of immigration-related lawsuits in 2020 was "unprecedented. I've seen more immigration litigation in 2020 than I have in any...
DHS, DOJ Issue Final Rule on Asylum and Withholding of Removal Security Bars for Public Health Concerns
The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice issued a final rule clarifying that the security bar for "danger to the security of the United States" for asylum and withholding of removal may encompass emergency public health concerns due to a communicable disease....
In Response to Litigation, OFLC Updates Implementation of H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology
On December 23, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an order in United Farm Workers v. DOL enjoining the Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing a final rule on adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) methodology for the temporary...
