Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will moderate a webinar, "The Migrant Surge: What's Different About It This Time?," on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Cornell Law School. Steve and Muzaffar Chishti, of the Migration Policy...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Re Terrorist Watchlist, Migrant Surge
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by PolitiFact in Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States? Steve said an increase in encounters with people on the terrorist watchlist "means that there...
Reminder to Employers: Use New I-9 Form as of November 1
The Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman reminded employers to use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the edition date 08/01/23, starting November 1, 2023. The updated Form I-9 reflects the option for eligible employers to...
USCIS Allows Additional 30 Days for Comments on E-Verify NextGen and Revisions to E-Verify
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is allowing 30 additional days for public comments on several information collection notices related to E-Verify. USCIS is allowing until November 27, 2023, for public comments on E-Verify NextGen. The information...
USCIS Issues Guidance on 2-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for J Nonimmigrants
Effective October 24, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy guidance regarding the 2-year foreign residence requirement for the J nonimmigrant exchange visitor classification. The update adds information about how USCIS determines...
Texas Service Center Is New Filing Location for H-2A, H-2B, and Certain CNMI Petitions as of November 1
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that beginning November 1, 2023, all H-2A, H-2B, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-related Form I-129 petitions, Form I-129CW petitions, and CNMI-related Form I-539 applications must be...
Certain Renewal Applicants for Work Authorization Qualify for Automatic 180-Day Extension
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain renewal applicants who have filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, qualify for an automatic extension of their expiring work authorization and/or employment authorization...
USCIS Updates Guidance on EB-5 Regional Center Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on October 26, 2023, that it is "updating the USCIS Policy Manual with new guidance on the EB-5 Regional Center Program and new content on regional center designation and obligations, project applications,...
DHS Announces Family Reunification Process for Ecuador
On October 18, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new family reunification parole process for certain nationals of Ecuador that also allows for work authorization. The new process is for certain nationals of Ecuador whose family members are...
USCIS Clarifies Guidance on L-1 Petitions for Intracompany Transferees Filed by Sole Proprietorships and on Blanket L Petitions
On October 20, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance to clarify that a sole proprietorship may not file an L-1 petition on behalf of its owner because the sole proprietorship does not exist as a distinct legal entity separate...
