Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re OPT Lawsuit
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Inside Higher Ed in "Dream Derailed Leads to Lawsuit Against Berkeley." The article discusses a lawsuit filed by a former international student of law at the University of California, Berkeley, for...
Miller Mayer Sues to Win Approval for Long-delayed EB-5 Immigrant Investor Case
Miller Mayer recently received an approval on a long pending EB-5 immigrant investor green card petition following the filing of a successful mandamus action in court for a Chinese client. Miller Mayer has had continued success on mandamus actions to resolve delayed...
CBP Extends Temporary Travel Restrictions Between U.S. and Canada/Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that temporary travel restrictions between the United States and Canada, and between the United States and Mexico, at land ports of entry along the border (including passenger ferry services and pleasure boat travel) will...
USCIS Stops Applying Public Charge Final Rule to All Pending Applications and Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stopped applying the public charge final rule to all pending applications and petitions on March 9, 2021. The agency removed content related to the vacated rule from the affected USCIS forms and posted updated versions...
Registration Period Opens for TPS for Syrians
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated Syria for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months, effective March 31, 2021, through September 30, 2022. The 60-day re-registration period began March 19, 2021, and runs through May 18,...
Labor Dept. Proposes Further Delay of Effective Date of Prevailing Wage Rule
On March 12, 2021, the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a final rule delaying until May 14, 2021, the effective date of a rule, "Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in...
EB-5 Reauthorization Bill Introduced in Senate
On March 18, 2021, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced the "EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021," a bill that would reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, set to expire at the end of June, through 2026. The bill also...
DHS Withdraws Affidavit of Support Proposed Rule
On March 19, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule, "Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants," published on October 2, 2020. The agency said that by withdrawing the rule, "DHS aims to reduce barriers and...
House Passes ‘Dreamer’ and Farmworker Bills; Senate Passage Uncertain
On March 18, 2021, two immigration-related bills passed in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The bills are briefly summarized below: The American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) passed the House 228-197, with 9 Republicans joining Democrats in...
Free Webinar This Friday About Immigration Polarization
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will present a webinar on how to overcome immigration polarization this Friday, March 19, 2021, at 4:30 pm ET. Steve will discuss how issues of immigration have fractured along party lines and how that trend can be...
