The Department of Labor (DOL) posted online an unofficial version of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 15, 2019, in advance of publication in the Federal Register, on proposed changes to the H-2A temporary agricultural labor certification program. DOL...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted on Immigration Raids
Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted by a variety of news outlets regarding reports of possible immigration raids: Voice of America: U.S. immigration Raids Planned. Mr. Yale-Loehr said, "Given the inefficiencies in the immigration court system, many people may have been...
Miller Mayer’s Success Story
Miller Mayer attorney Adam Schaye represented a client in a successful mandamus proceeding. The federal law suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. in mid-June. Approximately one month later USCIS acted (with the desired outcome) on the case,...
Executives of Staffing Companies Charged With H-1B Visa Fraud
Four executives of two information technology staffing companies have been arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, for fraudulently using the H-1B visa program to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. The conspiracy charge carries a maximum...
House Passes Bill to Eliminate Per-Country Cap on Employment-Based Immigrants
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019" (H.R. 1044) on July 10, 2019. The bill, introduced by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Ken Buck (R-CO), would eliminate the per-country cap (numerical limitation) on...
ICE Moving Forward With Arrests of Thousands of Immigrants and Family Members
President Trump told reporters recently that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving forward with previously postponed operations to arrest and quickly deport thousands of immigrants and their family members who are in the United States without...
Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Sanctuary Cities
Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted by City & State New York in "Where Are New York's Sanctuary Cities?" Mr. Yale-Loehr noted that [fusion_imageframe image_id="16208|medium" max_width="" style_type="glow" blur="20" stylecolor="" hover_type="none" bordersize=""...
Trump Administration Imposes Hefty Fines on Immigrant Overstays
According to reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun sending out notices of fines of up to hundreds of thousands of dollars to immigrants in the United States without authorization for violations including "failing to depart the U.S. as...
U.S. Recognizes Extension of Venezuelan Passport Validity
The Department of State (DOS) released a statement recognizing an extension of Venezuelan passport validity for an additional five years past the printed date of expiration, for visa issuance and other consular purposes. DOS noted that U.S. Customs and the Border...
Sen. Paul Blocks Bill to Eliminate Per-Country Cap on Employment-Based Green Cards
The "Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019" (S. 386), a bill that would eliminate the 7 percent per-country cap (numerical limitation) on employment-based immigrants, among other things, was blocked in the Senate by Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who wants to amend the...
