On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, USCIS sent a proposed rule, titled “Improvement of the Employment Creation Immigration Regulations” to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”). Sending the proposed regulation to the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Sends Proposed EB-5 Regulatory and Policy Changes for OMB Review
On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, USCIS sent a proposed rule, titled “Improvement of the Employment Creation Immigration Regulations” to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”). Sending the proposed regulation to the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...
Miller Mayer Attorneys Present Webinar; Speak at EB-5 & Investment Immigration Convention
Miller Mayer attorneys Steve Yale-Loehr, Rosanne Mayer, and Hilary Fraser presented a webinar on November 17 on how the results of the 2016 presidential election may impact companies seeking to hire foreign national employees. You can download the recording at...
USCIS to Dispose of SAVE Records in April 2017; Historic Records Report Available
In April 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to dispose of Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) transaction records that are over 10 years old. USCIS has created a Historic Records Report that contains transaction records...
EB-5 Regional Centers Must File Form I-924A by December 29
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding all EB-5 regional centers with a designation letter dated on or before September 30, 2016, that they must file Form I-924A, Supplement to Form I-924, for fiscal year 2016 by December 29, 2016. Regional...
Congress Extends Four Immigration Programs Through April 28
President Barack Obama signed H.R. 2028 (Pub. L. 114-254), a short-term bill passed by Congress, into law on December 9, 2016. The law includes a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through April 28, 2017. The law also extends without any changes the...
President-elect Trump Continues Immigration-related Cabinet Picks
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection of retired Marine Corps General John Kelly to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). According to Trump, “Gen. John Kelly’s decades of military service and deep commitment to fighting the...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect DACA Beneficiaries
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced on December 9, 2016, that they have introduced S. 3542, a bipartisan bill "to protect undocumented individuals should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued." Cosponsors...
EB-5 Program Extended through April 28, 2017; Filing Fees Increase Dec. 23
Late Friday night the U.S. Congress passed and President Obama signed a short-term funding bill (H.R. 2028) known as a continuing resolution that extends funding for the U.S. government through April 28, 2017. The bill includes a provision continuing the EB-5...
“Sanctuary Campuses” and Other Immigration Questions and Answers for Campus Leaders Post-Election
By Dan Berger and Stephen Yale-Loehr[1] The presidential election has caused speculation and concern about immigration issues on campuses. Significant attention focuses on how the new administration will handle the nearly 750,000 young people who have been approved...
