Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Newsday in "Most Asylum-Seeking Migrants Arriving in New York City Unlikely To Be Able To Stay in U.S. Legally." He said, "[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] simply doesn’t have enough...
Topic: Immigration Updates
ICE Online Change-of-Address Tool Is Fully Operational
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)'s online change-of-address form for noncitizens is now fully operational, ICE announced on June 13, 2023. The new system gives noncitizens the option to update their information online instead of doing so by phone or in...
USCIS Updates Policy on Its Role in Adjudicating Waivers and Change-of-Status for J Nonimmigrant Exchange Visitors
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated policy guidance regarding the nonimmigrant exchange visitor (J) visa classification, including USCIS's role in the adjudication of waivers of the two-year foreign residence requirement and change-of-status...
Premium Processing Expanded for Nonimmigrants Seeking a Change to F, M, J Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding premium processing for applicants filing Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and seeking a change of status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, or J-2 nonimmigrant status. Online filing...
USCIS Provides Guidance on EADs Based on Compelling Circumstances
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released policy guidance on the eligibility criteria for initial and renewal applications for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) in compelling circumstances. An applicant must meet the following eligibility...
DHS Reinstates, Extends TPS Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rescinded the Trump administration's terminations of the temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, and extended TPS for these countries for 18 months. Upcoming Federal...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Clogged Immigration System
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Albany Times-Union in "Asylum-Seekers Face Barriers in Legal Process in New York." Steve noted that “not everyone who applies for asylum will get it. All of immigration law is decided on a...
Passport, Visa Issuances Surge, State Dept. Takes ‘Extraordinary Measures’: House Hearing
At a hearing on June 7, 2023, of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, said the Bureau and the Department of State have taken "extraordinary measures" to meet current U.S....
Lockbox Filing Location Webpage Expanded to Include Service Center Filing Location Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the Lockbox Filing Location Updates page on its website to include service center filing location updates. USCIS explained that it sometimes changes or adjusts filing locations among its service centers or...
Certain Individuals Requesting Parole Can Now File Applications for Travel Documents Online
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 9, 2023, that certain individuals requesting parole based on urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit can file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, online. The following...
