Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
USCIS Issues New Public Charge Regulations
On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released new regulations reinterpreting how the agency will determine whether a foreign national is eligible for admission under the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility found under section...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted on Sanctuary Churches
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Axios in Lutheran Denomination Claims it is the First 'Sanctuary Church Body' Mr. Yale-Loehr noted that although U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers frequently stay out of a church if...
USCIS Updates Filing Addresses for Some I-129 Petitions
Though no normal announcement was made, USCIS has updated the direct filing addresses for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. Specifically, changes were made on the USCIS webpage for the filing addresses for H-1B cap-exempt petitions for extension of stay,...
Matter of H-G-G-, Adopted Decision on TPS
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision in Matter of H-G-G- affects Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries and their eligibility to adjust their status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, reaffirming the position held by the...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted on EB-5 Regulations and Obama’s Immigration Polices
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Stephen Yale-Loehr provided his take on how the latest EB-5 regulations will affect employment for U.S. workers on The Everyday Immigration Podcast. Mr. Yale-Loehr was also quoted by FiveThirtyEight in “Will The 2020 Democrats Reject...
David Wilks Discusses International Entrepreneurship with Cornell Tech’s Fernando Gomez-Baquero on Podcast
According to the Center for American Entrepreneurship, nearly half of all Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. However, there is no visa specifically for entrepreneurs. In fact, being an entrepreneur can make obtaining a...
Miller Mayer’s Latest O-1 Success Story
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Sandra Bruno successfully obtained O-1 status for an internationally recognized cartoonist from Nicaragua. O-1 visas are granted to those who have risen to the very top of their field. To receive an O-1 visa classification, the...
Webinar: Navigating the New EB-5 Regulations
On July 24, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published new, final regulations that will significantly alter the Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5 Program). The new regulations vastly increase the minimum investment amount to $900,000, change how targeted...
Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted in Various Media Outlets
Mr. Yale-Loehr was quoted by Reuters in "U.S. to Expand Rapid Deportation Nationwide With Sweeping New Rule." Mr. Yale-Loehr said the new policy will create chaos and fear in immigrant communities and could have unintended consequences. "U.S. citizens could be...
USCIS Ombudsman Says EAD Help Requests Constituted Single Largest Source of Work in 2018, Recommends Changes to H-1B Program Implementation Under BAHA
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman recently released its 2019 Annual Report. The report notes that requests for help related to employment authorization documents (EADs) constituted the single largest source of work for the Ombudsman's...
