On May 18, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced a new interactive voice response telephone system for English and Spanish callers to the USCIS Contact Center. The new system allows a caller to speak to the system rather than select keypad...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Federal Court Rules Against USCIS in H-1B ‘Itinerary’ Case
On May 20, 2020, a U.S. district judge in Atlanta, Georgia, found that no statute or regulation requires a petitioner to submit a detailed itinerary in the way required by a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) new interpretive memorandum. The court found...
USCIS Designates Matter of F-M- Co. as Adopted AAO Decision
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a final policy memorandum designating Matter of F-M- Co. as an Adopted Administrative Appeals Office Decision. The decision clarifies that for employment-based first preference category multinational...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Immigration Healthcare Proclamation Case
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Univision in "Corte de apelaciones falla en contra de una medida de Trump que prohíbe la entrada de migrantes sin seguro médico." The article discusses an appeals court ruling against a Trump...
New Study Examines H-1B Denial Rates
The National Foundation for American Policy has published a policy brief on a new study comparing H-1B denial rates in recent years to the rates in fiscal year (FY) 2015. The study found, among other things, that the 30% denial rate for H-1B petitions for initial...
Are Laid-Off H-1B Workers Entitled to COBRA Coverage?
H-1B workers who are laid off may be entitled to COBRA benefits, which allow an employee who was working for an insured employer group of 20 or more employees to purchase health insurance for up to 18 months after losing their job. Department of Labor regulations...
USCIS Changes E-Verify and I-9 Central Email Addresses
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 6, 2020, that it recently migrated to Microsoft Office 365 and that, as of April 24, it is no longer able to receive and answer emails sent to [email protected] and [email protected]. Those who sent an...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted RE: Lawsuit Challenging Immigrants’ Exclusion from Coronavirus Stimulus Checks
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Univision in "Demanda contra el gobierno por negar ayuda a matrimonios mixtos revive el temor al uso de datos privados." The article (in Spanish) discusses a new lawsuit challenging the exclusion of...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Pens H-1B Litigation Article
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr co-authored "Challenging H-1B Denials in Federal Courts: Trends and Strategies,” which includes details on Miller Mayer research into recent H-1B cases, summaries of recent cases, and strategies and takeaways for...
USCIS Issues Reminder on New Form I-9, Releases New Handbook for Employers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has again issued a reminder that a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, has been released. As of May 1, 2020, employers can use only the new form with a 10/21/2019 edition date located in the lower left...
