U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently reminded employers that the agency must dispose of transaction records that are more than 10 years old in April 2017. Employers that have been using E-Verify for more than 10 years can download, through March...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS To Suspend Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Starting April 3
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that starting April 3, 2017, the agency will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions. The suspension may last up to 6 months. While H-1B premium processing is suspended, petitioners will...
President Trump Signs Revised ‘Travel Ban’ Executive Order; States Sue
President Donald Trump signed a new "travel ban" executive order on March 6, 2017, that takes effect March 16. Among other things, the new order revokes a previous order signed on January 27, 2017, and reduces to six, from the previous seven, countries whose nationals...
PERM Process Timeline
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American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Statement Submitted for House Hearing on EB-5 Regulations
AILA submitted comments to the House Judiciary Committee in connection with the hearing held yesterday, March 8, 2017, on EB-5 regulations. You can read the full statement here: AILA Statement for House EB-5 Hearing. Miller Mayer Partner Carolyn Lee serves as Vice...
Expedited Removal – Be Prepared
WHAT IS IT? Expedited removal is a form of immediate deportation for noncitizens. Until now, expedited removal has primarily been applied to individuals who arrive at a port of entry and are inadmissible, or individuals apprehended by CBP or ICE 1) within fourteen...
DHS Proposed Changes to EB-5 Legislation Hearing
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the proposed changes to EB-5 legislation today. To watch the video recording and see a full list of the witnesses, please visit:...
Trump’s Revised Immigration Travel Ban: Narrower but Still Controversial
On March 6, 2017, President Trump issued a revised executive order temporarily banning travel to the United States for 90 days by citizens of six Muslim-majority nations--Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The revised executive order also halts all...
Tips for Surviving in a Time of Immigration Uncertainty
By Dan Berger and Stephen Yale-Loehr[1] We planned to write a blog about the revised travel ban Executive Order as soon as it came out. That the revised order was delayed for several weeks until March 6 highlights the uncertainty we face in 2017.[2] Below we try to...
New Publications and Items of Interest
Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers: Fiscal Year 2015 was recently posted online by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The report provides data on petitions by country of birth, age, education, occupation, annual compensation, and industry....
