Following its initial selections in March 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will need to select additional registrations for unique beneficiaries to reach the FY 2025 regular cap numerical allocation. USCIS will make the...
Topic: Immigration Articles
Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted on Immigration Reform
Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times in Immigration Advocates in Chicago "Disappointed and Angry" Over Lack of Reforms, Plan DNC Protests. "I think there will be a lively debate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago about immigration," he...
USCIS Increases Investment and Revenue Thresholds Under International Entrepreneur Rule
In a final rule effective October 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase the investment and revenue thresholds under the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), as required every three years. The application fee will not change. The...
White House Orders Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Lebanese Nationals
On July 26, 2024, President Biden issued a memorandum directing the deferral, for 18 months, of the removal of any Lebanese national who is present in the United States on that date, with a few exceptions. The memo also directs the Department of Homeland Security to...
USCIS Updates Public Information on International Entrepreneur Rule
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its public information under the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). USCIS noted that the rule allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to "grant a period of authorized stay [parole], on a...
TPS Extended and Redesignated for Somalia; Work Authorization for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students From Somalia Announced
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been extended and redesignated for 18 months, from September 18, 2024, to March 17, 2026. DHS also announced work authorization relief for F-1...
USCIS Publishes FAQs on H-1B Nonimmigrant Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released frequently asked questions (FAQs) that address common questions by individuals in H-1B nonimmigrant status, particularly related to applying for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status, job changes or...
USCIS Issues New Policy Guidance on Noncompliance With EB-5 Regional Center Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy guidance, effective immediately, on new provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that cover consequences for noncompliance with the EB-5 regional center program. The guidance updates...
DOS Clarifies Guidance on Easing the Nonimmigrant Visa Process for College Graduates
On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced actions to more efficiently process employment-based nonimmigrant visas for those who have graduated from college in the United States and have a job offer. As part of this initiative, on July 15, 2024, the...
Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted on Migrant Surge
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Syracuse.com in Ecuadoran Accused of Killing Woman in Syracuse Was Waiting in U.S. for Immigration Hearing (available by subscription). He discussed what happens when a person crosses the border, with...
