The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending and redesignating Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Extension. TPS for eligible beneficiaries will be extended for 18 months, beginning on May 26, 2024, and ending on November 25, 2025....
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Clarifies Policy Guidance on Expedite Requests
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 21, 2024, that it has updated guidance in its USCIS Policy Manual, effective immediately, to clarify how the agency considers expedite requests related to government interests and emergencies or...
E-Verify Updates Tutorial
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 13, 2024, that E-Verify updated its tutorial and knowledge test "to accurately reflect E-Verify's processes, images, branding, and resources, and to provide new and existing users with an improved...
USCIS Issues Guidance Clarifying Anti-Discrimination Policy for USCIS Employees and Contractors Interacting With Public
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance on March 15, 2024, to further clarify its anti-discrimination policy pertaining to USCIS employees and contractors interacting directly or indirectly with members of the public. The guidance "is...
USCIS Implements Streamlined Process to Shorten Wait Times for EADs, SSNs for Refugees
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 12, 2024, that it has begun implementing a streamlined process to provide Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) more efficiently to eligible refugees after they are admitted into the United...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Presidential Authority to Close the Border
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Verify This in No, the President Can't Completely Close the Border by Executive Order. The article notes that some people, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have cited section 212(f) of the...
Fact Sheet for Employers on Avoiding Form I-9 Violations
The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations released a joint fact sheet for employers. The fact sheet discusses what employers should keep in mind if they use private-sector...
H-1B Registration Glitch Causes Missing Signatures on Form G-28 PDFs
According to reports, some practitioners have reported signatures missing on Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative (PDF version), for H-1B registrations. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has advised that any legal...
Visa Final Action Dates Advance in April, Non-Minister Religious Workers Category Set to Expire
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for April 2024 notes that little to no additional forward movement in final action dates for visa categories is expected in the coming months because the final action dates for many categories advanced for April 2024, in many...
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2024, Announces Filing Dates for Supplemental Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 8, 2024, that it has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2024, which ends September 30, 2024. USCIS also announced the filing dates for supplemental...
