The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 4, 2020, that El Expreso Bus Company, based in Houston, Texas, paid more than $90,000 to eight U.S. workers pursuant to a May 29, 2019, settlement agreement. The settlement resolved DOJ's claims that El Expreso...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Court Says Cuccinelli Appointment to USCIS Directorship Was Unlawful
A federal judge ruled on March 1, 2020, that the appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was unlawful. The ruling states that two asylum-related policies he enacted must therefore be set aside. The ruling...
Ninth Circuit Rules on Three Asylum Controversies
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on March 5, 2020, that the Trump administration's "third-country" asylum rule cannot apply to a provisionally certified class of approximately 26,000 asylum-seekers who were turned away from the U.S....
USCIS Alert: H-2A, H-2B Petitions Must Include Printed Copy of Electronic Final Determination Form
On March 5, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published two Federal Register notices regarding the submission of final determination forms with H-2A and H-2B petitions. The notices announce that petitioners must submit a printed copy of the...
Supreme Court Rules on I-9 False SSN in Kansas Prosecution Case
The Supreme Court held on March 3, 2020, that an undocumented immigrant who used a false Social Security Number (SSN) for I-9 employment verification purposes can be prosecuted by the state for using the false SSN on state employment tax forms. A majority of the...
Webinar: Public Benefits: What Every Immigrant Needs to Know
The Trump administration has finalized new rules that would restrict access to public benefits for certain immigrants. Federal courts have issued injunctions temporarily blocking the new rules, but immigrants should remain aware of all changes that may affect them....
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Public Charge, Iranian Student Turnbacks, Immigrants in the Military
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by various media outlets:Los Angeles Times: " 'I have lost everything': Iranian Students With Valid Visas Sent Home Upon Arrival at U.S. Airports" Steve said the difficulties that Iranian students currently...
Miller Mayer Helps Clients Obtain National Interest and Extraordinary Ability Green Cards
Miller Mayer’s Kristal Ozmun successfully assisted a diagnostic radiology expert who specializes in critical obstetrics and geriatric neurodegenerative conditions to obtain a National Interest Waiver green card. Our client is widely recognized for her research on the...
USCIS Updates Process for Accepting Petitions for Relatives Abroad
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, will only be processed domestically by USCIS or internationally by the Department of State (DOS) in certain circumstances beginning February 1, 2020. DOS will...
Biometrics Collection Guidance Updated
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced updates to its policy guidance concerning mobile biometrics services and fingerprint waivers: USCIS will not provide mobile biometrics services in prisons or jails for individuals who cannot attend their...
