The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a decision concluding that after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned in April 2019, the official who assumed the title of Acting Secretary, Kevin McAleenan, had not been...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr to Speak at Cornell Webinar
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will be speaking at Cornell University webinar “Immigrants, Health, and the Coronavirus Crisis”. He will discuss Weill Cornell and Cornell University’s efforts to assist immigrants through Migrations: A Global Grand...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re New Immigration Executive Order, Immigration Courts
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Times of India in "Nasscom Says Trump Move on Federal Contracts Misguided." He said the latest executive order seems innocuous, but that "as we have seen with prior executive orders, this may be the...
Court Extends Temporary Restraining Order in Case Challenging EAD Delays
On August 3, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) in a case challenging delays in issuance of employment authorization documents (EADs). On August 6, the court extended the TRO to August 24, 2020....
Executive Order Heightens Scrutiny of Contractors Employing Foreign Workers
President Donald Trump issued a new executive order on August 3, 2020, "Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American Workers." The order instructs the Secretaries of Labor and Homeland Security to take action to...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Points System Proposal, USCIS Furloughs, DACA, and Proposed Asylum Regulations
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr co-authored a new report, "Recruiting for the Future: A Realistic Road to a Points-Tested Visa Program in the U.S." Links to the report and a related slide deck are available at...
OFLC Site Transitions to New Web Domain
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced that it transitioned to a new web domain as of August 3, 2020. The OFLC website is now part of the main DOL website. The visual display changes, but the content remains the same,...
Justice Dept. Settles Claim Against Staffing Company for Favoring Temporary Visa Workers Over U.S. Workers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement agreement on July 27, 2020, with ASTA CRS Inc., a provider of IT staffing and consulting services with offices in Ashburn, Virginia, and Greenbelt, Maryland. This is the ninth settlement under the Civil Rights...
Judge Orders Inquiry Into DHS False Statements in Trusted Traveler Case
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ordered a "limited inquiry" to address "deeply troubling revelations" about the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) false statements in court related to a lawsuit New York Attorney General Letitia James filed to prevent the Trump...
DHS to Raise Fees Significantly for Many Immigration Benefits
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule, published on August 3, 2020, which will take effect October 2, 2020, that will increase significantly many immigration and naturalization fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
