Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Dave Wilks and Steve Yale-Loehr have coauthored with others an article about recent trends in USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decisions concerning EB‑1‑A extraordinary ability and EB‑1‑B outstanding professor/researcher...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Miller Mayer’s Carolyn Lee Participating in Multiple Upcoming Talks
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Carolyn Lee will be a panel member on NES Financial’s free webinar “EB-5 Raising Capital: New Needs, New Sources.” EB-5 industry experts will provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges at hand and insights into emerging best...
Attorney General Rescinds 24 Guidance Documents
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on July 3, 2018, that he is rescinding 24 guidance documents that were "unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper." A Department of Justice (DOJ) task force is continuing its "review of...
Dept. of State Partners with Hilton Hotels and Resorts on Passport Project
The Department of State (DOS) is working with Hilton Hotels and Resorts on the "Hilton Passport Project," which "seeks to inspire and encourage U.S. citizens to apply for a passport." DOS noted that approximately 60% of U.S. citizens do not have a U.S. passport. DOS...
Justice Dept. Settles Claims Against Landscaping Company for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
On June 26, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with Triple H Services LLC, a landscaping company based in Newland, North Carolina, that handles business in Virginia and four other states. The agreement resolves a DOJ investigation concluding...
USCIS Updates Notice to Appear Policy Guidance
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) distributed updated policy guidance on July 5, 2018, that adjusts its policy for issuing Form I-862, Notice to Appear, with the immigration enforcement priorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A Notice...
Recent Trends in EB 1 Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Professor/Researcher Green Card Petitions
By Dan Berger, Emma Binder, Philip Katz, David Wilks, and Stephen Yale‑Loehr[1]* Introduction Practitioners have two key strategies to keep up with trends in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudications. One is following individual decisions. The...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr to Speak on Broken Immigration System
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will talk about "Our Broken Immigration System and How to Fix It" at Dartmouth's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Hanover, New Hampshire on August 2, 2018, as part of a series, "Our Divided Country: How to Find...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Travel Ban Decision, Family Separation
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted extensively about the Supreme Court’s travel ban decision: Forbes.com: The Travel Ban Decision: How Bad For Immigration Policy? CNN: Travel ban ruling drops some tea leaves for Trump's immigration agenda...
ICE Arrests 146 on Immigration Violations at Ohio Meat-Processing Company
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit executed a criminal search warrant at Fresh Mark in Salem, Ohio, on June 19, 2018, and federal document search warrants at three other Fresh Mark locations in northern Ohio....
