Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Miller Mayer Immigration Attorney Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted in a Variety of Media about the new “Public Charge” Rule
Chicago Tribune: Illinois Sues Over New Rule That Could Deny Green Cards to Those on Public Aid: 'It's Another Attempt…to Intimidate Immigrants China Daily: U.S. Rolls Out New Restrictions on Benefits for Immigrants Univision (Spanish): Por qué la nueva regla de carga...
Miller Mayer David Wilks’ Podcast with Kristal Ozmun “Getting to Green”
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Kristal Ozmun provides an overview of employment-based, family-based, and diversity green card paths available to foreign nationals seeking U.S. permanent residence. [fusion_imageframe image_id="16296|medium" max_width=""...
Miller Mayer Immigration Attorney David Wilks Explains New “Public Charge” Rule in Web Video
Miller Mayer immigration attorney David Wilks explains the new "public charge" rule and its impact on the U.S. immigration system in a new YouTube video, part of the Everyday Immigration Podcast.[fusion_youtube id="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6VO5f59A8"...
USCIS Extends Comment Period for Tip Form
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the comment period until September 9, 2019, for a new USCIS Tip Form to facilitate the collection of information from the public regarding "credible and relevant claims of immigration benefit fraud...
State Dept. Releases DV-2020 Results
The Department of State's (DOS) Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky, has registered and notified the winners of the DV-2020 diversity lottery. Approximately 83,884 applicants have been registered and notified and may now make an application for an...
USCIS Plans to Close 13 International Field Offices and Three District Offices
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced plans to close 13 international field offices and three district offices between now and August 2020. The first planned closures are the field offices in Monterrey, Mexico, and Seoul, South Korea, at the...
ICE Conducts Workplace Raids in Mississippi
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted mass raids on workplaces in the first week of school in Mississippi. According to reports, the operation was conducted without much advance notice, even to the White House. Six hundred agents took part in raids...
Court Grants Summary Judgment for Plaintiffs in LexisNexis H-1B Denial Case
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently granted summary judgment for plaintiffs and denied defendants' motion to dismiss in an H-1B case, RELX, Inc. v. Baran. The plaintiffs, RELX, Inc., d/b/a LexisNexis USA, and a data analyst for Lexis Nexis in...
USCIS Is Rejecting Nonimmigrant Worker Petitions That Lack Required Name and Address
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a reminder that as of August 5, 2019, it is rejecting Form I-129 nonimmigrant worker petitions that do not include the petitioner's or applicant's name and primary U.S. office address in Part 1 of the...
State Dept. Establishes, Retrogresses August Employment-Based Final Action Dates
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for August 2019 notes a steadily increasing level of employment-based applicant demand since late May for adjustment-of-status cases filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with no indication that this increase...
