Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Detroit News in "Metro Detroit Immigration Advocates: Hopes for Biden Tempered by Experience." Steve said, "President Trump issued a lot of executive orders. And because he issues them as executive...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Issues Alert for Asylum Applicants on Preliminary Injunction
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an alert noting that a U.S. district court's September 11, 2020, preliminary injunction in Casa de Maryland Inc. v. Wolf provides limited injunctive relief to members of two organizations, CASA de Maryland...
State Dept. Launches Visa Bond Pilot Program
On November 24, 2020, the Department of State (DOS) published a temporary rule providing for a visa bond pilot program from December 24, 2020, through June 24, 2021. The six-month pilot program aims to assess the operational feasibility of issuing visa bonds to inform...
Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers Offers 12 Recommendations for Biden Administration
The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL), of which Miller Mayer is a member, released 12 recommendations to reform business immigration in the early days of the incoming Biden administration. The recommendations include: Restoring the customer-service ethos...
USCIS Updates Guidance on Discretionary Factors for Adjustment of Status Applications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating existing policy guidance regarding agency discretion in adjudications of adjustment of status applications. The update provides "a non-exhaustive list of positive and negative factors that may be relevant...
Visa Bulletin for December Includes Info on Diversity Visas, Scheduled Expiration of Two Employment Visa Categories
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for December 2020 includes information on the diversity visa immigrant category rank cut-offs that will apply in December and January. It also includes information on the scheduled expiration of two employment visa categories on...
USCIS Publishes Guidance on E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a question and answer on photo mismatches of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs). USCIS said that the photo E-Verify transmitted should be identical to the photo...
DHS Issues Proposed Rule to Expand Biometrics Collection
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to "permit collection of biometrics from aliens departing from airports, land ports, seaports, or any other authorized point of departure." In addition, to enable U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to verify...
DHS Issues Proposed Rule to Eliminate Work Authorization for Some With Final Orders of Removal
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to eliminate employment authorization eligibility for those who have final orders of removal but are temporarily released from custody on an order of supervision, with one "narrow" exception. DHS proposes to continue...
USCIS Updates Guidance on Naturalization Applicants
On November 18, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated policy guidance to clarify the circumstances when the agency would find applicants ineligible for naturalization because they were not lawfully admitted for permanent residence....
