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." The report details how other countries around the world use such systems and how such a system could...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Redesigns Its Website
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently redesigned its website with input from applicants, petitioners, and the public. USCIS said that in addition to "a new look and feel, we have improved the website to help web visitors better navigate our existing...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Trade Associations Sue Trump Administration to Stop Restrictions on Nonimmigrant Visas
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the National Retail Federation, and several other organizations sued the Trump administration on July 21, 2020, seeking an injunction to block President Trump's recent proclamation...
USCIS Ombudsman Assists With, Reports on Card Delays
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman recently reported on the agency's delays in printing lawful permanent resident cards (green cards), employment authorization documents, and other secure documents, and offered help. The Ombudsman noted...
USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance on EB-5 Deployment of Investment Capital
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy alert on July 24, 2020, that provides "clarifying guidance" included in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the deployment of investment capital, including further deployment after the job creation...
State Dept. Issues One-Month Extension for Immigrant Visa Medical Exams
On July 24, 2020, the Department of State announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a one-month extension for medical examinations conducted between January 1 and June 30, 2020. The announcement notes that immigrant visas are limited to...
USCIS Postpones Staff Furloughs After ‘Surplus’ Memo Surfaces
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 24, 2020, that planned furloughs of more than 13,000 of its employees have been postponed for a month to allow Congress time to act on the agency's emergency funding request for $1.2 billion. Jessica...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Asylum, USCIS Furloughs, Executive Orders
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in several media this week:· "El servicio de immigracion reduce de inmigración reduce trámites por falta de presupuesto, pero niega atrasos," Univision. (English translation: "If USCIS has to temporarily...
USCIS Has Green Card and EAD Printing Delays
USCIS reportedly has a backlog of 75,000 unprinted employment authorization documents (EADs) and about 50,000 unprinted green cards. Certain foreign nationals with EADs, students filing for STEM OPT EADs, and those whose cards are based on adjustment of status...
USCIS Consolidates Policy Guidance on Applying Discretion in Agency Adjudications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently consolidated existing policy guidance regarding agency officers' application of discretion in adjudications. Miller Mayer immigration attorneys are concerned that this may mean more denials based on...
