The U.S. government is presently operating under a temporary funding bill until November 21, 2019. Members of Congress recently announced that a deal had been reached to extend federal government funding for one month, to December 20. Several immigration provisions...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Proposes Substantial Fee Increases
On November 14, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule to dramatically increase fees in a number of visa categories. The proposed rule also contains procedural changes to application and petition processing that go beyond...
Supreme Court Hears DACA Arguments
On November 12, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard almost 90 minutes of oral argument on the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The program, started in 2012, allows certain immigrants who entered the United States at an early age a...
Miller Mayer immigration attorney David Wilks spoke at the recent NAFSA Region X Conference
Miller Mayer immigration attorney David Wilks spoke on two panels at the recent NAFSA Region X Conference. Dave joined a panel on Tuesday October 29 to discuss the distinction between advising international students and providing legal advice. On Wednesday October 30...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Travel Ban, Health Insurance Litigation
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...
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...
