Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Vanity Fair in “Trump’s Travel Ban Could Soon Get Even Bigger.” Steve commented that “President Trump has failed to build a physical wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to deter illegal immigrants, but he...
Topic: Immigration Updates
H-1B Denial Rates Remain at High Levels Through First Three Quarters of FY 2019
A study conducted by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) found that denial rates for H-1B petitions have significantly risen, increasing from 6% for initial employment petitions in FY 2015 to 24% through the third quarter of FY 2019. NFAP found that the...
Department of Homeland Security Official Chad Wolf Expected to Become DHS Acting Secretary
Chad Wolf, an official at the Department of Homeland Security, is expected to be named Acting Secretary of DHS. Wolf’s expected appointment comes after President Trump’s long-standing support for Ken Cuccinelli, the current Acting Director of the U.S. Citizenship and...
Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Presidential Proclamation Requiring Proof of Health Insurance for Immigrants
On November 2, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon issued a temporary restraining order halting a Trump administration proclamation requiring immigrant visa applicants to prove they have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can enter the United...
Miller Mayer’s Stephan Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding EB-5, Supreme Court Case, and Deportation
Epoch Times: US Supreme Court Hears the Theft of Another Person's Social Security Employment Case [as translated by Google] The US Supreme Court (referred to as the High Court) on Wednesday (October 16) to hear whether state law enforcement agencies can sue theft of...
Miller Mayer Success Story: O-1 Petition Approval for an Extraordinary Animations & Graphics Designer
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Kristal Ozmun recently received an O-1 extraordinary ability petition approval for an animations and graphics designer in the U.S. political news segment. A cap H-1B petition was originally filed for the animations and graphics...
Senators Introduce Legislation to Eliminate Green Card Backlogs
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced a bill recently to eliminate current green card backlogs by increasing the number of green cards. S. 2603, entitled the Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act,...
USCIS Removes Means-Tested Benefit Criteria From Form I-912 Fee Waiver Form
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) revised Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, removing the means-tested benefit criteria. The criteria was previously used as a factor in determining an applicant’s qualification for exemption from paying for...
Trump Wants Cuccinelli as DHS Secretary, Hesitant Due to Senate’s Reluctance
Donald Trump has expressed support for Ken Cuccinelli, current acting director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), to take over as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The legitimacy of Cuccinelli’s appointment as acting...
Courts Halt DHS Public Charge Rule
Last week, five courts issued injunctions barring the Trump Administration from implementing the controversial public charge rule that would dramatically change the way immigration law operates in the United States. Three of the courts issued nationwide injunctions....
