Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Asylum, DACA, Sanctuary Cities
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Washington Post in "A Maryland Immigrant Hoped to Delay His Deportation Until Biden Took Office. It Didn't Work." The article reports on a case in which a man who had been in the United States for 20...
TPS ‘Document Validity’ Extended for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is automatically extending the validity of temporary protected status (TPS)-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal for nine months from...
USCIS Issues DACA Guidance Under Court Order
Following litigation related to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) that resulted in a U.S. district court order issued December 4, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released guidance effective December 7, 2020. USCIS is: Accepting...
DHS, DOJ Issue Final Rule Tightening Asylum Regulations
On December 11, 2020, the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule tightening the regulations governing asylum, withholding of removal, and protections under the Convention Against Torture. Despite more than 87,000 mostly negative...
Miller Mayer Receives National Interest Waiver Approval for Neuroscientist
Miller Mayer successfully obtained an immigrant visa petition approval in the national interest waiver green card category for a neuroscientist from Israel. The national interest waiver is an attractive option given the relatively short wait for a green card compared...
Post-Denial Strategies: How to Get from “No” to “Yes”
By Diane M. Butler, Leslie K. Dellon, David Isaacson, and Stephen Yale-Loehr Diane M. Butler is a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine in Seattle, where she focuses on business immigration. Before law school, she graduated from the University of Wyoming, worked on Capitol...
Miller Mayer Secures EB-5 Immigrant Investor Petition Approval for a Chinese Client After Nearly 5 Years
After a successful mandamus court filing and a timely filed response to a request for additional evidence from USCIS, Miller Mayer secured an EB-5 I-526 petition approval for a Chinese client after a nearly 5-year wait. With this I-526 approval in hand our client can...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re DACA, H-1B, Deportation Procedures, Public Charge
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the New York Times in " 'They're Playing With Our Lives': What Happens Next for DACA's 'Dreamers.' " He said, "DACA recipients cannot feel safe yet, for a variety of reasons. The only true solution for...
Justice Dept. Sues Facebook for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
The Department of Justice announced on December 3, 2020, that it filed a lawsuit against Facebook for discriminating against U.S. workers. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook refused to recruit, consider, or hire qualified and available U.S. workers for more than 2,600...
USCIS Updates Guidance for Schedule A Occupations
On December 2, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced updated guidance for adjudicating EB-2 and EB-3 Schedule A petitions for registered nurses, physical therapists, and immigrants who have exceptional ability. USCIS said the update does...
