The Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman has expanded its reach across the United States with four regional representatives based in Los Angeles (Western), Dallas (Central), Boston (Northeast), and Orlando (Southeast). According to a statement from the...
Topic: Immigration Updates
DOS Issues Notice of Class-Wide Relief in Emami Litigation
The Department of State (DOS) announced class-wide relief to begin August 12, 2024, following litigation in the consolidated cases Emam v. Mayorkas and Pars Equality Center v. Blinken, "to allow certain visa applicants who were refused visas under Presidential...
USCIS Releases Stats on O-1A Visas, National Interest Waivers, and EB-2 Receipts Since 2022 Guidance
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reported movement in the numbers of O-1A and EB-2 visa applications and approvals since Biden administration guidance was released in early 2022, along with an overall increase in applications for national interest...
I-9 Expiration Date Extended
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the expiration date of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to 05/31/2027. Employers must use the Form I-9 with the edition date of 08/1/23, which may have an expiration date of either 07/31/2026...
USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection for Regular Cap From Previously Submitted FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registrations
Following its initial selections in March 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will need to select additional registrations for unique beneficiaries to reach the FY 2025 regular cap numerical allocation. USCIS will make the...
Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted on Immigration Reform
Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times in Immigration Advocates in Chicago "Disappointed and Angry" Over Lack of Reforms, Plan DNC Protests. "I think there will be a lively debate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago about immigration," he...
USCIS Increases Investment and Revenue Thresholds Under International Entrepreneur Rule
In a final rule effective October 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase the investment and revenue thresholds under the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), as required every three years. The application fee will not change. The...
White House Orders Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Lebanese Nationals
On July 26, 2024, President Biden issued a memorandum directing the deferral, for 18 months, of the removal of any Lebanese national who is present in the United States on that date, with a few exceptions. The memo also directs the Department of Homeland Security to...
DHS Adds Environmental Economics to STEM Designated Degree Program List
Effective July 23, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has amended its STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics] Designated Degree Program List by adding "Environmental/Natural Resource Economics" to the qualifying fields of study, and the...
USCIS Updates Public Information on International Entrepreneur Rule
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its public information under the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). USCIS noted that the rule allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to "grant a period of authorized stay [parole], on a...
