Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
New Portal for I-94 Correction Requests
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a new portal that includes a dropdown menu allowing I-94 Arrival/Departure Record correction requests. According to reports, many ports of entry (POEs) also allow I-94 corrections via email, which must be requested...
CIS Ombudsman Submits 2022 Annual Report to Congress
On June 30, 2022, the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman submitted its 2022 Annual Report to Congress. The report outlines "some of the most significant problems encountered by individuals and employers when seeking immigration benefits," including...
CBP Ends Use of Expired U.S. Passports for Direct Return of U.S. Citizens to United States
As of July 1, 2022, U.S. citizens can no longer use their expired U.S. passports to return to the United States. U.S. citizens overseas with expired passports should contact their nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to apply for a passport. Related Links: CBP...
White House Extends and Expands Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
The White House issued a memorandum deferring through June 30, 2024, the removal of any Liberian national, or person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who is present in the United States and who was under a grant of Deferred Enforced...
Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration to Terminate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court held that the Biden administration could end the so-called "Remain in Mexico" policy, which required asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their immigration hearings. The Court ruled that the Biden administration's attempt to...
USCIS Urges Employment-Based Adjustment Applicants to Promptly Send Medical Forms When Requested
To ensure that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is able to use as many available visas as possible for fiscal year 2022, the agency is urging anyone within the United States who may be eligible for an employment-based adjustment of status to note the...
OFLC Publishes Prevailing Wage Data, Implements 2018 SOC Codes
On July 1, 2022, the Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC): Published the latest prevailing wage data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) as generated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for July 2022 through...
Miller Mayer Receives I-526 Approval After RFE Response
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Nicolai Hinrichsen recently received an approval of an I-526 petition requesting classification as an immigrant investor under the EB-5 visa program. While Miller Mayer did not represent this investor with the initial I-526 filing,...
USCIS Ombudsman Discusses Challenges of USCIS Fee-setting Structure
The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman released a report on June 15, 2022, "The Challenge of the Current USCIS Fee-Setting Structure." The USCIS Ombudsman examined the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding model...
E-Verify Releases New Case Processing Features
On June 21, 2022, E-Verify released several new features "to increase awareness of existing duplicate cases and reduce overall case processing time." E-Verify also redesigned the "Search Cases" page to provide "a more robust case query function." Among other things,...
