U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) assisted in several recent investigations leading to convictions in immigration fraud cases. In one case, USCIS assisted in an investigation that led to a federal jury finding Jason Shiao guilty in a marriage fraud...
Topic: Immigration Updates
DHS Extends TPS Designation for Haiti
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for Haiti for 6 months, from July 23, 2017, through January 22, 2018. Although Haiti has made significant progress in recovering from the January 2010 earthquake...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Rejection of Trump Travel
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a nationwide preliminary injunction rejecting a substantial portion of the Trump administration's revised executive order barring entry into the United States of people from certain countries. Chief Judge...
Webinar: Creative U.S. Work Visa Options – L-1 and E-2
When: June 13, 2:30 PM ET. Learn more about two lesser-known options for a U.S. work visa – the L-1 and E-2 visas. This webinar will help both employers and potential employees explore two alternatives to the H-1B visa that provide work authorization in the United...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re EB-5, Immigration Controversies
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by China Daily regarding the recent one-week EB-5 program extension. "Congress did this to give itself more time to try to resolve some big-ticket items like additional funding for the military and...
IT Issues Hamper Tracking of Visa Overstays, DHS OIG Says
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) relies on information technology (IT) systems that are "fragmented" and "ineffective," lacking in integration and...
State Dept. Announces Continued High Demand for Visa Numbers in Several Employment-Based Categories in June 2017 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for the month of June 2017 notes, among other things: Continued high level of demand for the China and India employment-based first preference (EB-1) categories has required the establishment of a cut-off date for June. The EB-1...
USCIS Implements New Interpreter Policy, Form
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the May 1, 2017, implementation of a policy memorandum issued on January 17, 2017. The guidance applies to interviews conducted at domestic field offices except in cases where USCIS provides interpreters or...
USCIS Completes Data Entry of FY 2018 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 3, 2017, that it has completed data entry of all fiscal year 2018 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in a computer-generated random process. USCIS said it has begun returning all H-1B cap-subject...
Spending Bill Extends EB-5 Investor Visa Program to September 30; No Funding for Wall
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, passed by Congress and signed May 7, extends the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program through September 30, 2017. The legislation also provides a large border-security funding increase, among other things. The spending bill...
