A new investigation by NBC News/NBC Bay Area found that fake companies providing false employment verifications have been exploiting the F-1 student visa program, which allows students to stay in the United States after they graduate to obtain practical work...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Immigration Provisions Included in Newly Enacted Defense Act
On December 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790). Immigration-related provisions include: The ability for certain Liberians who have been in the United States since November 20, 2014, to adjust...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Top Immigration Policy Changes and Rulings of 2019
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Law360 in "Top Immigration Policy Changes of 2019." Discussing policies affecting immigration judges that were rolled out by Attorney General William Barr, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions before him,...
Justice Dept. Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Large Staffing Company
The Department of Justice announced on December 20, 2019, that it reached a settlement agreement with Adecco USA Inc. (Adecco), one of the largest staffing companies in the United States. The settlement resolves a claim that Adecco's Gardena, California, office...
ICE Steps Up Removal Proceedings Against DREAMers
According to reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has escalated reopening of deportation cases that were administratively closed, in some instances long ago, against "DREAMers" under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. ICE...
USCIS Updates Guidance on Travel by TPS Beneficiaries in Removal Proceedings
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the effect of travel outside the United States by temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries who are subject to removal proceedings. In particular, USCIS noted, this...
DHS, DOJ Propose Rule Expanding Bars to Asylum
A new joint proposed rule by the Departments of Homeland Security (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) and Justice (Executive Office for Immigration Review) would provide seven additional mandatory bars to eligibility for asylum. The rule, which emphasizes that...
USCIS Begins Accepting Applications From Liberians Under New Law
On December 26, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would begin accepting applications from certain Liberian nationals to adjust status to lawful permanent residence under Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act for...
EADs Extended to January 4, 2021, for Six TPS Countries
The Department of Homeland Security has extended the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued under TPS designations through January 4, 2021, from the current expiration dates of January 2, 2020 (for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan);...
January Visa Bulletin Includes Projections in Employment-Based Categories
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for January 2020 includes information on potential monthly movement in the employment-based categories. The bulletin also explains procedures for various programs set to expire, if not extended by Congress, including the EB-4...
