Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Alejandro Mayorkas Confirmed to Lead Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of Homeland Security on February 2, 2021, making Mr. Mayorkas the first immigrant and first Latino to serve in that role. Mr. Mayorkas comes from a 30-year career as a law enforcement official and a nationally...
USCIS Rescinds 2017 Policy Memorandum on H-1B Computer-Related Positions
On February 3, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) rescinded PM-602-0142, "Rescission of the December 22, 2000 'Guidance memo on H-1B computer related positions.' " USCIS said its officers should not apply the rescinded memo "to any pending or new...
DOL Proposes to Delay Effective Date of H-1B/PERM Wage Rule Until May
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has proposed to delay the effective date of a Trump administration rule, "Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States." The...
FY 2022 H-1B Visa Registration Period Starts March 9
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for FY 2022 H-1B cap-subject petitions opens at noon ET on March 9, 2021, and runs through noon ET on March 25, 2021. Representatives and registrants must wait until March...
USCIS Delays H-1B Wage-Based Selection Process for Cap-Subject Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is delaying the effective date of a final rule that changed the selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions. The rule would essentially eliminate the lottery process to give priority to higher wage offerings. The...
Miller Mayer Receives EB-1A Extraordinary Ability Approval for Scientist from China
Miller Mayer recently received an immigrant visa petition approval in the EB-1A extraordinary ability green card category for a scientist from China. USCIS approved the petition in only 10 months. Our deep immigration law experience helped secure approval in a visa...
Free Webinar: Reimagining Citizenship: Prospects for Immigration Reform in the Biden Administration
Thursday, February 11, noon-1 pm EST The Biden administration has promised to undo the damage to immigration caused by the Trump administration. But the new administration has many competing priorities with which to contend, including the coronavirus pandemic, the...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Employment-based Green Cards, New Court Decision, STEM PhDs
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr co-authored a new report published by the Brookings Institution, "4 Ways the Biden Administration Can Improve the Employment-Based Immigration System Without Congress." The article focuses on structural changes to...
H-1B Denial Rates for FY 2020 Decline
The National Foundation for American Policy has released a policy brief, "H-1B Denial Rates for FY 2020 and the Impact of Court Decisions." Among other things, the policy brief states that the Trump administration "managed to carry out what judges determined to be...
Brookings Institution Issues Report on How the Biden administration can improve the employment-based immigration system without Congress
In a broad review of immigration policy proposals, a new report from the Brookings Institution identifies four areas for improvement for the Biden administration: removing impediments to immigration, improving the predictability of the immigration system, resuming the...
