U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a reminder that a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, has been released. Employers may use the 07/17/2017 edition through April 30, 2020. Starting May 1, 2020, employers can use only the new...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Initial H-1B Electronic Registration Period Has Closed
The initial registration period for fiscal year 2021 H-1B numerical allocations has closed. If U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough applications during this period, the agency will randomly select the number it projects are needed and...
USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for FY 2021 Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
On March 16, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the temporary suspension of premium processing service for fiscal year (FY) 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions due to the pandemic, and provided the following information: Petitioners filing...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Supreme Court Cases, Asylum
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the New York Times in "Appeals Court Allows 'Remain in Mexico' Policy to Continue Blocking Migrants at the Border." He said, "It is very likely that the Supreme Court will grant the administration's...
Houston Bus Company Pays U.S. Workers More Than $90K Under DOJ Settlement
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...
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....
