The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released updated guidance on parole periods and employment authorization for certain Afghan and Ukrainian parolees: Extension of Parole Period Effective June 9, 2023, through July 31, 2024, DHS will consider, on a...
Topic: Immigration Updates
July Visa Bulletin Shows EB-3 Final Action Date Retrogressions for Multiple Countries
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for July notes that due to high demand, retrogressions have been necessary for the employment-based third preference (EB-3) category for India, Mexico, Philippines, and Rest of World. The Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Birthright Citizenship, DACA, Migrant Influx
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by CBS News in "Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Undocumented Immigrants If He Wins in 2024." Steve said, "Any executive action that a president might try to end birthright...
USCIS Releases Filing Tips for Supporters and Beneficiaries of Uniting for Ukraine and for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released filing tips for supporters and beneficiaries of Uniting for Ukraine and for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. USCIS said it has received many duplicate filings of Form I-134A, Online Request to...
Labor Dept. Requests Comments on Attestation for Employers Seeking to Employ H-2B Nonimmigrant Workers
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval an Employment and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) for attestations for employers seeking to employ H-2B nonimmigrant...
Filing Location and Documentation Requirements Changed for Certain Affirmative Asylum Applications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed the filing location and documentation requirements for certain affirmative asylum applications, and will soon release an updated Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. New Filing...
OFLC Solicits Input for Annual Determination of Labor Supply States
The 2022 H-2A Final Rule, effective November 14, 2022, implemented a new process for the Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator's determination of labor supply states (i.e., additional states in which an employer's job order...
State Dept. Updates Diversity Visa 2024 Guidance on Document Submission
The Department of State (DOS) announced on May 30, 2023, that for the Diversity Visa (DV) program for fiscal year 2024 (DV-2024) and onward, selectees only need initially to submit to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) the DS-260 immigrant visa application form for...
Boycott Florida? Truckers Protest New Law
According to reports, some Latino truckers are threatening to boycott Florida over its passage of a new law. FL 1718, effective July 1, 2023, imposes new penalties and restrictions on undocumented persons and their employers. Among other things, it imposes new...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Border Crossings, Migrant Influx
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Washington Post in "Tim Scott Hypes 'Terrorist Watch List' Border Crossings." Commenting on remarks by Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott that "hundreds of people" have been crossing the...
