Presented by attorneys Sandra Bruno and Xiayue (Summer) Yin, the webinar will provide an overview of options to obtain permanent residence in the United States. They will discuss various family and employment based options, recent adjudication trends and changes in...
Topic: Immigration Updates
DHS Reverses Medical Deferred Action Cancellation, Will Consider Case-by-Case
After initially sending out letters canceling noncitizen recipients' deferred action status based on medical reasons, and ordering them to leave the country, and then allowing pending applications to continue but not accepting new applications, the Department of...
Visa Bulletin Reflects Substantial Forward Movement; USCIS Instructs Employment-Based Beneficiaries to Use ‘Dates for Filing’ in October
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for the month of October 2019 reflects substantial forward movement as anticipated with the beginning of the federal fiscal year on October 1, 2019. Specifically, only the EB-1 preference category as well as India and China-born...
Miller Mayer’s Immigration Attorney Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted on Supreme Court Ruling
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Houston Chronicle in "Trump Administration Blocks Most Asylum Seekers in 'Profound' Change to System as Legal Fights Continue" He noted that Supreme Court justices historically have been more...
Miller Mayer’s David Wilks to Speak at The 11th Annual Northern Border Immigration Conference
On September 20, Miller Mayer attorney David Wilks will speak at The 11th Annual Northern Border Immigration Conference in Buffalo, New York. This conference focuses on both U.S. and Canadian immigration. Dave’s will participate in the panel: “Hot Topics on Visas,...
El Salvador TPS EADs Listing a Sept. 9 Expiration Remain Valid Through Jan. 2
The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a reminder on September 9, 2019, that employment authorization documents (EADs) for El Salvadoran temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries showing a category code of "A-12" or "C-19" and an expiration date of 09/09/2019 are...
DHS Issues Guidance on Visa Requirements for Bahamian Citizens Traveling to the United States
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued guidance on September 9, 2019, for Bahamians wishing to travel to the United States following the recent devastation of Hurricane Dorian. According to reports, the Trump administration does not plan to extend temporary...
Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of Trump Administration Asylum Rule
The Supreme Court has allowed enforcement of a new Trump administration rule, which requires asylum seekers passing through third countries to apply for asylum in those countries first before seeking asylum in the United States, to move forward pending disposition of...
Everyday Immigration Podcast: Taking Care of Business…Students
When Cornell University's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management recently reached out to its international alumni, it wasn't part of its annual giving campaign. Instead, Cornell was trying to make sure its MBA grads were getting the immigration support...
Miller Mayer’s Immigration Attorney Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted on Artificial Intelligence, LCAs, and Asylum Bar
Wall Street Journal: AI Workers Deserve Special Visa Consideration, Group Says AI Workers Deserve Special Visa Consideration, Group Says Partnership on AI calls for countries competing in global AI race to rethink visa policies. A global group focused on artificial...
