Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Top Immigration Policy Changes and Rulings of 2019
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Law360 in "Top Immigration Policy Changes of 2019." Discussing policies affecting immigration judges that were rolled out by Attorney General William Barr, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions before him,...
Justice Dept. Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Large Staffing Company
The Department of Justice announced on December 20, 2019, that it reached a settlement agreement with Adecco USA Inc. (Adecco), one of the largest staffing companies in the United States. The settlement resolves a claim that Adecco's Gardena, California, office...
ICE Steps Up Removal Proceedings Against DREAMers
According to reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has escalated reopening of deportation cases that were administratively closed, in some instances long ago, against "DREAMers" under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. ICE...
USCIS Updates Guidance on Travel by TPS Beneficiaries in Removal Proceedings
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the effect of travel outside the United States by temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries who are subject to removal proceedings. In particular, USCIS noted, this...
DHS, DOJ Propose Rule Expanding Bars to Asylum
A new joint proposed rule by the Departments of Homeland Security (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) and Justice (Executive Office for Immigration Review) would provide seven additional mandatory bars to eligibility for asylum. The rule, which emphasizes that...
USCIS Begins Accepting Applications From Liberians Under New Law
On December 26, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would begin accepting applications from certain Liberian nationals to adjust status to lawful permanent residence under Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act for...
EADs Extended to January 4, 2021, for Six TPS Countries
The Department of Homeland Security has extended the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued under TPS designations through January 4, 2021, from the current expiration dates of January 2, 2020 (for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan);...
January Visa Bulletin Includes Projections in Employment-Based Categories
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for January 2020 includes information on potential monthly movement in the employment-based categories. The bulletin also explains procedures for various programs set to expire, if not extended by Congress, including the EB-4...
Trump Signs Legislation Extending EB-5 Regional Center Program and Others
President Donald Trump has signed legislation for fiscal year 2020 that includes several immigration-related provisions. In addition to preventing a government shutdown, highlights include: Sunset date extended to September 30, 2020, for four immigration programs: the...
Miller Mayer Success Story: Foreign-born Doctor Helps Poor Rural Area
A long-standing client who is a physician originally from Colombia sent us a moving thank you note this month. We first met him in 2011, when he secured the temporary right to work as a physician in the United States by committing to three years of service in a poor,...
