The Department of Homeland Security has extended the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued under TPS designations through January 4, 2021, from the current expiration dates of January 2, 2020 (for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan);...
Topic: Immigration Updates
January Visa Bulletin Includes Projections in Employment-Based Categories
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for January 2020 includes information on potential monthly movement in the employment-based categories. The bulletin also explains procedures for various programs set to expire, if not extended by Congress, including the EB-4...
Trump Signs Legislation Extending EB-5 Regional Center Program and Others
President Donald Trump has signed legislation for fiscal year 2020 that includes several immigration-related provisions. In addition to preventing a government shutdown, highlights include: Sunset date extended to September 30, 2020, for four immigration programs: the...
Miller Mayer Success Story: Foreign-born Doctor Helps Poor Rural Area
A long-standing client who is a physician originally from Colombia sent us a moving thank you note this month. We first met him in 2011, when he secured the temporary right to work as a physician in the United States by committing to three years of service in a poor,...
Miller Mayer Success Story: Hilary Fraser Assists Soil Scientist in Obtaining National Interest Waiver Green Card
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Hilary Fraser successfully assisted a soil scientist to obtain green card classification based on his work in the national interest. Our client is widely recognized by his peers for his extraordinary ability in soil science. His work...
U.S. Grounds Hundreds of Saudi Aviation Students After Pensacola Attack
After an attack on Naval Air Station Pensacola by a Saudi military aviation student that resulted in multiple casualties, the United States has temporarily paused all flying by Saudi aviation students. According to reports, this affects more than 800 students...
Two Courts Grant Trump Administration’s Motions on Public Charge Inadmissibility Determinations Rule Challenge
On December 5, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) motion for a stay of the preliminary injunctions granted by the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California and Eastern District...
USCIS Expands Guidance on ‘Good Moral Character’ Determinations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently expanded its policy guidance on good moral character (GMC) determinations. On December 13, 2019, USCIS expanded its policy guidance regarding unlawful acts that may prevent an applicant from meeting the GMC...
USCIS Announces Implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration for FY 2021 Cap Season
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has completed a pilot-testing phase and is implementing an electronic registration process for the next H-1B lottery. Employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions for the fiscal year 2021 cap,...
House Passes Bill to Address Labor Shortage in Agriculture; Senate Prospects Unclear
By a bipartisan vote of 260-165, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation intended to ease the agricultural labor shortage by providing a path to legal status for agricultural laborers, allowing additional green cards, and making it easier to hire H-2A...
