The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is seeking information from the public to potentially consider revisions to Schedule A of the permanent labor certification process to include occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering and...
Topic: Immigration Updates
District Court Rules in College’s Favor in EB-1 Case
In Scripps College v. Jaddou, a U.S. District Court in Nebraska held that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) improperly denied a green card petition when it found that the beneficiary of the petition did not qualify for an employment-based first...
DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Reiterating Extensions of TPS Re-Registration Periods for Several Countries
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice on December 13, 2023, reiterating extensions of the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the existing designations of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal,...
USCIS Reaches FY 2024 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 13, 2023, that it has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master's...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Featured on Immigration Reform Podcast
A new podcast by the Bipartisan Policy Center featured discussion of a white paper, Immigration Reform: A Path Forward, co-authored by Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr. Steve and his co-authors discussed their ideas for reforms to border management...
State Dept. Issues Final Rule to Eliminate Informal Evaluations of Immigrant Visa Applicants’ Family Members
Effective January 8, 2024, the Department of State (DOS) is amending its immigrant visa regulations by removing the section allowing a consular officer to conduct an informal evaluation of the family members of an immigrant visa applicant to identify potential grounds...
USCIS Releases Employment-Based Adjustment of Status FAQs
On December 8, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released frequently asked questions (FAQs) about employment-based (EB) adjustment of status. USCIS noted that the EB annual limit for fiscal year (FY) 2024 will be higher than was typical before...
OFLC Announces Annual Determination of H-2A Labor Supply States for U.S. Worker Recruitment
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator has determined that current requirements for labor supply states (LSS) will remain in effect, with one modification: OFLC will no longer recognize North Carolina and Texas as...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Climate Change Migration, Broken U.S. Immigration System
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the New York Times in They Fled Climate Chaos. Asylum Law Made Decades Ago Might Not Help (available by subscription). He said, "The general public is becoming less accepting of asylum as a remedy...
ICE Launches Online Portal for Noncitizens in Removal Proceedings
On November 30, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched the ICE Portal, a public-facing website that centralizes communications between noncitizens who have been placed in removal proceedings and the federal government. On the portal, noncitizens...
