U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a policy memorandum adopting an Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision, Matter of Z-R-Z-C-. The decision holds that temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries who travel abroad using a...
Topic: Immigration Updates
DHS To Propose Major Expansion of Biometrics Collection and Use
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expected to publish a proposed rule on September 11, 2020, to expand the collection and use of biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration...
DHS Sends H-1B, Work Authorization Rules to OMB for Review Before Publication
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent two rules to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for final review before publication: An interim final rule on the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program. The rule is expected to redefine what constitutes an H-1B...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Visa Restrictions at Voice of America
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Voice of America News in "VOA Journalists Fly Home After USAGM Fails to Renew J-1 Visas." Mr. Yale-Loehr told the Voice of America that J-1 exchange visitors bring "substantial economic benefits" to the...
USCIS Implements Guidance on DACA
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an alert on August 24, 2020, summarizing how it will implement its July 28, 2020, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy memorandum. Among other things, the alert states that USCIS will reject...
EOIR Proposes Changes to BIA’s Appeals Processing Authority
The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) issued a proposed rule on August 26, 2020, that would make multiple changes to processing of appeals by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Among other things, the proposed rule would...
USCIS Cancels Planned Furloughs But Predicts Further Backlogs and Slowdowns; House Passes Related Bill
Just five days before furloughs were set to begin for more than 13,000 employees of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency announced that it was canceling those plans. USCIS said it now expects to be able to maintain operations through the end...
Four Miller Mayer Immigration Attorneys Selected to 2020 Upstate New York Lawyers List
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Hilary Fraser, Rosanne Mayer, and Steve Yale-Loehr have been selected once again to the 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Miller Mayer immigration...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Possible Immigration Changes Under Biden
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Univision in "¿Habrá una reforma migratoria si gana Biden? ¿Deshará la política de Trump? Lo que puede pasar tras las elecciones." ("Will there be immigration reform if Biden wins? Will he undo Trump's...
Virginia Man Arrested on $21 Million H-1B Visa Fraud Conspiracy Charges
Ashish Sawhney, of Sterling, Virginia, was arrested on August 20, 2020, on charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and for inducing undocumented people to come to the United States using fraudulently obtained H-1B visas. According to court documents, Mr. Sawhney...
