On December 30, 2024, the Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) reminded employers and other stakeholders that the filing window to submit an H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification (Form ETA-9142B and appendices)...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Steve Yale-Loehr on Undocumented Chinese Migrants
Steve was quoted by the South China Morning Post in What Fate Awaits Undocumented Chinese Migrants in the U.S. Under Donald Trump? For those with removal orders, he said, "it's a matter of [U.S.] Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) finding out where they are,...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr on NYC Migrant Crisis
Steve was quoted by Newsday in NYC Migrant Crisis: For a Migrant Father and His Sons, a Year of Struggle, Fear and Hope in New York (available by subscription). Many asylum applicants have no written evidence that could qualify them for asylum, he said. "It's very...
Revised Form for Deferred Action Biographic Information To Be Released January 6
On January 6, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish a revised Form G-325A, Biographic Information (for Deferred Action), with edition date 10/24/24. USCIS said individuals should use this form to request deferred action for certain...
Updated Naturalization Statistics Released
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published an update of its naturalization statistics. Highlights include: USCIS welcomed 818,500 new citizens in fiscal year (FY) 2024. Although this was a 7% decrease from last year, the 3-year total was more than...
USCIS Updates Guidance on Flexibilities in Emergencies
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is updating its Policy Manual to clarify flexibilities that may be available to benefit requestors during and after an emergency or unforeseen circumstance. The update explains that if certain...
DOL Reverts to Older Forms for H-2A Job Orders and Applications
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced on December 20, 2024, that it has concluded that use of the current forms associated with the Farmworker Protection Rule "is infeasible in the short term, including during the current peak H-2A filing season." As a result, DOL...
New Form I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker To Be Published January 17
On January 17, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish a revised edition of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (edition date: 01/17/25). USCIS said it has revised the form to align with the recently announced H-1B modernization...
Recent Pro-H-1B Worker Comments by Trump Advisers Spark Public Backlash in Republican Party
Recent social media comments by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, picked by President-elect Donald Trump to advise him and direct his new "Department of Government Efficiency," have sparked a backlash within the Republican Party. Mr. Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy have expressed...
Miller Mayer Attorneys Honored with EB-5 Awards
Congratulations to Nicolai Hinrichsen for being named a 2024 top 25 immigration attorney and Adam Schaye a top 10 rising star by EB5 Investors Magazine! Read more about our winners here.
