According to news reports, the Biden administration plans to resume a program that allows would-be migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to apply from their home countries for entry into the United States. The 18-month-old program was paused due to fraud...
Topic: Immigration Articles
Texas District Court Temporarily Stops “Keeping Families Together” Parole-in-Place Program, But Applications Continue
A Texas District Court has temporarily stopped the Biden administration's "Keeping Families Together" parole-in-place program. The program, which started August 19, 2024, allows noncitizen spouses and noncitizen stepchildren of U.S. citizens, if otherwise eligible, to...
DHS Announces New Work Authorization Category for T Nonimmigrants
Effective August 28, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a new C40 category "for individuals with a pending Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status, whose application is determined to be bona fide and meets the prima facie...
USCIS Updates Guidance on OPT and Other Issues for F/M Nonimmigrant Students
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance on when students may be eligible for optional practical training (OPT) extensions for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. USCIS also provided clarifying guidance...
Steve Yale-Loehr Comments on Legal Uncertainty of Biden’s Asylum Restrictions
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Newsday in New Immigration Court Cases Plummet on [Long Island], Across U.S. Since Biden Policy Change. Steve said the long-term legal viability of President Biden's order restricting the eligibility for...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Discusses Concerns and Support for Biden’s “Keeping Families Together” Program
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Gothamist in President Biden Spares 20,000 New Yorkers From Deportation With Executive Action. Commenting on the new "Keeping Families Together" parole-in-place program for certain undocumented...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Critiques Lawsuit Against Biden Immigrant Parole Program
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Bloomberg Law in GOP States Sue to Overturn Biden Immigrant Parole Program. Steve noted that parolees admitted under the program would be eligible for benefits, including Medicaid and Food Stamps. Steve...
DOS Issues Final Rule on Effect of Certain Pardons on Criminal-Related Grounds of Ineligibility
Effective August 22, 2024, the Department of State (DOS) amended a regulation relating to the effect of certain pardons on criminal-related grounds of visa ineligibility. The rule amends the existing regulation "to implement the plain meaning of statutory authorities...
Court Preliminarily Approves Proposed Settlement in Garcia Perez v. USCIS
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement agreement in Garcia Perez v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The case is a class action lawsuit involving the federal government's practices...
DHS Implements ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole-in-Place Program, Texas Files Complaint
On August 19, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a Federal Register notice to implement Keeping Families Together, a parole-in-place process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. DHS estimated that up to 500,000...
