A national database of occupational licensing, launched by the Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation, St. Francis University, documents and tracks the occupational licensing regulations for many professions. The database, which is free and open to the...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Bill to Slash Immigration in Half
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in an August 2, 2017, article in the Financial Times about the RAISE Act, a new bill that would slash immigration in half. "It's going to be very hard to get through Congress. Immigration is just as...
CBP Deploys Facial Recognition Biometric Exit Technology at More Airports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology to several more airports, including McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, for one daily flight from the United States to Guadalajara,...
CBP Says Attorneys Not Allowed in Secondary Inspection Areas of Ports of Entry
According to reports from attorneys serving clients in New York, the Buffalo office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising that effective August 21, 2017, attorneys cannot accompany clients in the secondary inspection area of any ports of entry, and that...
Ninth Circuit Rules Against Good Faith Exception for Unauthorized Worker Employment and I-9 Violations
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found, among other things, that an employer could not make a good faith defense to a charge of continuing to employ unauthorized workers or failing to properly complete, retain, or produce I-9...
State Dept. Announces Oversubscription of EB-2 Category, Annual Numerical Limits for Immigration, Change-of-Address NVC Reporting Requirements
The Department of State's Visa Bulletins for August and September 2017 include news on several topics. The August bulletin notes the oversubscription of the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category. High demand for numbers for U.S. Citizenship and...
Labor Dept. Announces Revisions to H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Forms, Comment Period
Pursuant to the Secretary of Labor's June 6, 2017, news release calling for proposed form changes "to better protect American workers, confront fraud, and increase transparency," the Department of Labor has published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register announcing...
New York City Regional Center Achieves 1,500th I-829 Petition Approval
Miller Mayer is proud to share news from our Regional Center client and friends at the New York City Regional Center. NYCRC just celebrated its 1,500th I-829 petition approval for its investor families. The 1,500 approvals represent unconditional permanent residency...
USCIS to Hold a Webinar on Form I-924A
USCIS will hold a webinar on Thursday, August 24, from 1 to 2 p.m. Eastern to discuss Form I-924A, Annual Certification of Regional Center. The webinar will cover changes to the Dec. 23, 2016 edition of the form and its instructions. Regional Centers use this form to...
USCIS Revises I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form
On July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. USCIS said employers can use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16N through...
