Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Travel Ban 3.0, Other Immigration Policy Changes
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted recently by several news outlets: On the Trump administration's latest travel ban: Los Angeles Times: Opponents face uphill battle as they vow to fight Trump's new travel ban San Francisco Chronicle: New...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr to Speak About Global Entrepreneurs
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will speak on "Global Entrepreneurs in Residence: Helping Immigrant Founders Create American Jobs" on October 24, 2017, at the Welcoming Economies (WE) Global Convening 2017 in Syracuse, NY. The Trump Administration's...
USCIS No Longer Accepting Petitions for One-Time Increase to H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Visa Program Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on September 19, 2017, that it is no longer accepting petitions from U.S. employers seeking to hire temporary nonagricultural workers under the one-time increase to the fiscal year (FY) 2017 H-2B cap...
Lawsuit Challenges Postponement of International Entrepreneur Rule
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has filed a lawsuit, National Venture Capital Association, et al., v. Duke, challenging the postponement of the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). The rule, which was supposed to take effect July 17, 2017, would have...
Employers Must Use Form I-9 with New Revision Date, USCIS Says
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that beginning September 18, 2017, employers must use Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the new revision date of 07/17/17 N, to verify the identity and work eligibility of every new employee...
Following Mysterious Attacks, United States Suspends Visas for Cubans, Withdraws Most Staff From Havana Embassy, Issues Cuba Travel Warning
Following still-unexplained attacks on U.S. personnel of the embassy in Havana, Cuba, that left some with severe health problems, the United States has suspended visa issuance in Cuba for all Cubans and ordered the departure of more than half of its staff from the...
Trump Administration Implements New Travel Restrictions
On September 24, 2017, President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation on "Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats." The proclamation announces the...
EB-5 Diligence Webinar — EB-5 Legislation: Where Are We?
Miller Mayer attorneys Carolyn Lee and Steve Yale-Loehr will be speaking at a webinar held by EB-5 Diligence entitled "EB-5 Legislation: Where Are We?" on what new EB-5 legislation might consist of, when it is likely to take effect and what the transition period might...
Miller Mayer’s David Wilks and Nathan Cook to Speak about Visa Options after Graduation at NYU
Miller Mayer immigration attorney David Wilks and corporate attorney Nathan Cook will give a presentation to NYU students on September 29, 2017, about their visa options after graduation. H-1B, O-1 and other non-immigrant visas will be discussed, as well as visa and...
Miller Mayer’s Kristal Ozmun Spoke at a Know Your Rights Session at Cornell Law School
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Kristal Ozmun participated in a Know Your Rights presentation at Cornell Law School on September 8, 2017, about how to protect your legal rights during the DACA rescission. The session covered recent changes in the law, legal rights,...
