The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interim final rule on October 8, 2020, amending Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing prevailing wages for nonimmigrant H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 foreign workers and immigrant EB-2 and EB-3 and foreign...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr to Discuss Immigration Issues in Presidential Election
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will present a Zoom webinar titled “Ballots and Borders: Election 2020 and What’s at Stake for International Students and Scholars” on Monday, October 19, 2020 at noon Eastern time. He will discuss the presidential...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Refugees, H-1B, Trump’s Taxes, Supreme Court Nominee
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted recently in several media outlets: South China Morning Post, "U.S. Includes Hongkongers Among Refugees Whose Applications Will Be Prioritised." Significant aspects of the State Department's recent...
State Dept. Releases Instructions for DV-2022 Visa Lottery Program
The Department of State (DOS) released instructions on the diversity visa (DV) program for fiscal year 2022, under which up to 55,000 immigrant visas will be available. Applicants must submit entries for the DV-2022 program electronically at...
Federal Judge Rules on DV-2020 Visas
A U.S. district court judge ruled on September 30, 2020, that the Department of State intentionally misinterpreted the Trump administration's entry ban by not issuing diversity visas. The court reserved 9,095 DV-2020 visas for issuance after the final order in the...
State Dept. Issues Guidance on National Interest Exceptions for Travelers from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland
The Department of State (DOS) recently released updated guidance on national interest exceptions for travelers from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom (UK), and Ireland. Certain business travelers, investors, treaty traders, academics, students, and journalists may...
DHS Proposes Rule to Amend Affidavit of Support Regulations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing affidavit of support requirements. Certain immigrants must submit an Affidavit of Support executed by a sponsor who agrees to provide financial support to the sponsored immigrant and...
USCIS Issues Guidance on Fee Rule Following Litigation
On September 29, 2020, a U.S. district court preliminarily enjoined the Department of Homeland Security from implementing or enforcing any part of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) rule on its fee schedule and changes to certain other immigration...
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Block on H, L, J Foreign Workers
On October 1, 2020, a U.S. district judge ruled in NAM v. DHS against aspects of President Trump's June 22, 2020, proclamation that effectively blocked visa issuance to many foreign workers. More specifically, the proclamation prevented visa issuance to intracompany...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Proposed International Student Rule, Asylum, and the Broken U.S. Immigration System
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr contributed to a fact sheet, "Proposed Regulation on the Change of Admission Period of F, J, and I Nonimmigrants from Duration of Status," published by the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration....
