The Department of State (DOS) has issued a proposed rule to amend the Exchange Visitor Program regulations governing the au pair category to "clarify and modernize" the program. Among other things, the proposed rule would restructure the child care and educational...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Three Important Cases Pending Before U.S. Supreme Court
Three important cases are pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. According to observers, at stake are the legitimacy of the current U.S. immigration court system and the longstanding precedent decision, Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, and its standard...
Global Entry Program Expands to PortMiami Seaport
Starting December 1, 2023, PortMiami will be the first seaport to host a Global Entry Enrollment Center to assist the traveling public with completing new and renewal applications for the "trusted traveler" program. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers...
DOJ Reaches Immigration-Related Discrimination Settlement Agreement With Tennessee Trucking Companies
On November 20, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it secured a $700,000 agreement with Covenant Transport Inc., and an affiliated entity, Transport Management Services LLC, two transportation logistics and long-haul trucking companies headquartered...
USCIS Expands myProgress to Forms I-485 and I-821
On November 21, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is expanding myProgress (formerly known as personalized processing times) to Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, and Form I-485, Application to Register...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re New Texas Immigration Law, NY Work Permits
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by The Guardian in Abbott Slated to Sign Law Allowing Arrest of Anyone Crossing Texas Border Without Papers. He said, "Part of the reason for passing this law is to send a message to the Biden...
DOJ Reaches Several Immigration-Related Discrimination Settlement Agreements
Following on the heels of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) $25 million settlement agreement with Apple Inc., DOJ has settled immigration-related discrimination cases with a New York City health care system and a staffing agency with offices nationwide. Below are...
DHS Increases FY 2024 Limit on H-2B Nonagricultural Workers and Provides Portability
Effective November 17, 2023, in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is increasing the total number of noncitizens who may receive an H-2B nonimmigrant visa by up to 64,716 for fiscal year (FY) 2024. 20,000 visas...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Re Immigration Reform, Migrants in NYC
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by AM New York in Tales of Survival: NYC Migrants Face Bureaucratic Challenges to Gain Work Visas After a Long Journey to America. "It seems to be hit or miss as to who gets parole versus being told just to...
Potomac Service Center Will No Longer Accept Paper Responses
Starting November 13, 2023, the Potomac Service Center (PSC) will no longer accept mailed correspondence. All mailed correspondence intended for cases processed by the PSC must be mailed to the Texas Service Center (TSC) as of that date, unless otherwise noted. To...
