The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed dramatic increases in fees for family, business, and naturalization filings. Comments are due by December 30, 2019. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has made it easy for interested...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Webinar: Immigration Backup Plan: Exploring H-1B Alternatives
Between needing to survive the H-1B lottery and the increased scrutiny on H-1B petitions, having a backup plan for the H-1B visa has become increasingly important. Join Miller Mayer, LLP as we explore other visa options and strategies to pursue if the H-1B does not...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re H-1B Litigation
Mother Jones: How I Tracked an Explosion in Lawsuits Against Trump’s Immigration Policies Changes to the H-1B program have sparked unprecedented legal challenges After searching for H-1B-related lawsuits on PACER, the online repository of federal court records, I...
Health Insurance Proclamation Injunction Granted
A federal judge in Oregon has blocked a Presidential Proclamation that would have required immigrants to the United States to either prove they have private, unsubsidized health insurance within 30 days of entering the U.S. or prove they have the funds to cover...
Client Alert for Premium Processing Cases
Effective December 2, 2019, the fee for premium processing increased from $1,410 to $1,440. In related news, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has also proposed a new rule to increase premium processing adjudication times so that the USCIS would...
December 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Dates for Filing Current Except for China and India, Little Movement of Final Action Dates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for December 2019, which shows Dates for Filing as current for EB-1 except for India and China. Unfortunately, there is very little movement in the Final Action date across all backlogged green...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re New Asylum Restrictions
Miller Mayer immigration lawyer Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by The Associated Press in “Tougher US asylum policy follows in Europe's footsteps.” Steve provided his perspective on new U.S. asylum restrictions, stating, "They essentially want you to bring a note from...
New Asylum Rule Makes It Easier to Deport Certain Central Americans
On November 19, 2019, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security published a rule that limits the rights of certain asylum seekers. The rule, which takes effect immediately, allows U.S. officials to rapidly deport asylum applicants from El Salvador, Guatemala,...
Could Immigration Lawyers become Criminals?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider the case of U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith involving an immigration consultant -- Evelyn Sineneng-Smith -- who told her undocumented clients they could stay in the United States under a program she knew had ended. She was...
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Asylum, EB-5, DACA
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by The Cornell Chronicle in “Aided by Cornell legal clinic, Ghana native rebuilding life in US.” Steve stated, “It’s a stacked deck against an asylum seeker, particularly if they don’t have an attorney to...
