U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed a lottery for H-2B temporary nonagricultural petitions it began receiving on May 31, 2018, under a temporary final rule that increased the numerical limit, or cap, on H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Releases Data on DACA Requestors With ‘Criminal Arrest Records’
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released data on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) requestors who have a "criminal arrest record." USCIS said the report includes those whose DACA applications were approved and denied, criminal...
ICE/SEVP Warns Students About Volunteer Positions
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program office broadcast the following on May 18, 2018, to students on optional practical training (OPT): Volunteer positions that are not directly related to your course of study do not qualify...
USCIS Recalls 800 Incorrectly Printed Employment Authorization Documents
On June 21, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began recalling approximately 800 employment authorization documents (EADs) that were issued in conjunction with Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, which were granted...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Administration’s Travel Ban Order
On June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the third version of President Trump’s travel ban. The 5-4 decision in Trump v. Hawaii, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, held that the third version of President’s travel ban did not exceed his authority under the...
Miller Mayer Obtains Extraordinary Ability Green Card for Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Miller Mayer attorneys Rosanne Mayer and David Wilks successfully obtained an approved EB-1-A petition, sometimes called the “Einstein Visa,” for an Arkansas-based cardiothoracic surgeon. Approval requires showing that the individual has “risen to the very top of the...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Immigration Legislation, EB-5
On Immigration Legislation: USA Today: House GOP Releases Compromise Immigration Legislation That Would Protect DREAMers, Fund Wall Mr. Yale-Loehr noted, "Trump should be happy with this bill because it's pretty close to what he put forth in his four pillars. It's...
H-1B to EB-5: A Faster Road to Green Cards for Indian Nationals Part III
Third Webinar: Getting a Permanent Green Card What: Free Webinar Series When: June 27, 2018, 2-3 PM ET Most Indian nationals working in the U.S. are highly skilled professionals. Yet in most instances, they deal with great difficulties at all stages of the U.S....
SAVE Goes Paperless
As of June 1, 2018, benefit-granting agencies using U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, used to verify a benefit applicant's immigration status, can no longer submit paper versions of Form...
USCIS Announces Launch of Online FOIA Request Processing System
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the launch of its "Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records SysTem (FIRST)," which the agency said "will eventually allow users to submit, manage, and receive FOIA requests entirely...
