According to reports, new site visits are underway by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to question foreign students and company managers on optional practical training (OPT) in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The...
Topic: Immigration Updates
September Visa Bulletin Shows Employment-Based Advances, Retrogressions
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for September 2019 shows both advances and retrogressions in employment-based categories.The bulletin notes a combination of a dramatic change in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) demand pattern for...
New Final Rule Expands Definition of “Public Charge” and “Public Benefit” for Inadmissibility Determinations
A new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) final rule prescribes how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will determine ineligibility for admission or adjustment of status based on whether an individual is likely to become a "public charge," which...
Miller Mayer Immigration Attorney Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted in a Variety of Media about the new “Public Charge” Rule
Chicago Tribune: Illinois Sues Over New Rule That Could Deny Green Cards to Those on Public Aid: 'It's Another Attempt…to Intimidate Immigrants China Daily: U.S. Rolls Out New Restrictions on Benefits for Immigrants Univision (Spanish): Por qué la nueva regla de carga...
Miller Mayer David Wilks’ Podcast with Kristal Ozmun “Getting to Green”
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Kristal Ozmun provides an overview of employment-based, family-based, and diversity green card paths available to foreign nationals seeking U.S. permanent residence. [fusion_imageframe image_id="16296|medium" max_width=""...
Miller Mayer Immigration Attorney David Wilks Explains New “Public Charge” Rule in Web Video
Miller Mayer immigration attorney David Wilks explains the new "public charge" rule and its impact on the U.S. immigration system in a new YouTube video, part of the Everyday Immigration Podcast.[fusion_youtube id="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6VO5f59A8"...
USCIS Extends Comment Period for Tip Form
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the comment period until September 9, 2019, for a new USCIS Tip Form to facilitate the collection of information from the public regarding "credible and relevant claims of immigration benefit fraud...
State Dept. Releases DV-2020 Results
The Department of State's (DOS) Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky, has registered and notified the winners of the DV-2020 diversity lottery. Approximately 83,884 applicants have been registered and notified and may now make an application for an...
USCIS Plans to Close 13 International Field Offices and Three District Offices
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced plans to close 13 international field offices and three district offices between now and August 2020. The first planned closures are the field offices in Monterrey, Mexico, and Seoul, South Korea, at the...
ICE Conducts Workplace Raids in Mississippi
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted mass raids on workplaces in the first week of school in Mississippi. According to reports, the operation was conducted without much advance notice, even to the White House. Six hundred agents took part in raids...
