Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Travel Ban Decision, Family Separation
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted extensively about the Supreme Court’s travel ban decision: Forbes.com: The Travel Ban Decision: How Bad For Immigration Policy? CNN: Travel ban ruling drops some tea leaves for Trump's immigration agenda...
Miller Mayer’s Hilary Fraser Obtains Approvals for New Federal Hockey League Coaches
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Hilary Fraser successfully obtained P-1 petition approvals. P-1 visas are designated for essential support personal for internationally recognized athletes. The Federal Hockey League petitioned on behalf of six foreign national...
Miller Mayer’s Rosanne Mayer Presented on Roadblocks for Foreign Nationals on Student Visas
On June 26, 2018, Miller Mayer’s Rosanne Mayer spoke on the challenges for post-graduation immigration options in the current administration at the NAFSA Upstate NY annual conference. NAFSA is the largest association of professional committed to advancing higher...
ICE Arrests 146 on Immigration Violations at Ohio Meat-Processing Company
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit executed a criminal search warrant at Fresh Mark in Salem, Ohio, on June 19, 2018, and federal document search warrants at three other Fresh Mark locations in northern Ohio....
USCIS Completes Lottery for Temporary Increase in FY 2018 H-2B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed a lottery for H-2B temporary nonagricultural petitions it began receiving on May 31, 2018, under a temporary final rule that increased the numerical limit, or cap, on H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to...
USCIS Releases Data on DACA Requestors With ‘Criminal Arrest Records’
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released data on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) requestors who have a "criminal arrest record." USCIS said the report includes those whose DACA applications were approved and denied, criminal...
ICE/SEVP Warns Students About Volunteer Positions
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program office broadcast the following on May 18, 2018, to students on optional practical training (OPT): Volunteer positions that are not directly related to your course of study do not qualify...
USCIS Recalls 800 Incorrectly Printed Employment Authorization Documents
On June 21, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began recalling approximately 800 employment authorization documents (EADs) that were issued in conjunction with Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, which were granted...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Administration’s Travel Ban Order
On June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the third version of President Trump’s travel ban. The 5-4 decision in Trump v. Hawaii, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, held that the third version of President’s travel ban did not exceed his authority under the...
EB-5 Visa program: The better alternative to getting an H-1B and working freely in the United States
What: Free Webinar When: July 12, 2 pm ET Foreign students and nationals studying or working in the US on Non-immigrant visas like the F1 or the H-1B in the United States are aware of the immense difficulties associated with remaining in the United States following...
