Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Entering the United States: CBP Inspection of Travelers
All travelers to the United States, including United States citizens, permanent residents, and nonimmigrants (temporary visa holders), are “inspected” by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer upon entry to an airport or land border admission point....
How to Freeze a Child’s Age through CSPA
Unmarried children under the age of 21 may immigrate with their parents as “derivative beneficiaries” under certain immigrant visa categories. Problems arise, however, when a child of the petitioner ages out of this eligibility before his/her parents’ immigrant visas...
New Publications and Items of Interest for October
Advisories and tips:· Immigration Court Practitioner's Guide to Responding to Inappropriate Immigration Judge Conduct, by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, provides practitioners with information about the range of options available when inappropriate...
Miller Mayer’s Kristal Ozmun and Adam Schaye to Attend and Speak at the 2017 Mumbai EB-5 & Investment Immigration Expo
Miller Mayer is pleased to be attending the EB-5 & Investment Immigration Expo in Mumbai, India, on October 4-5, 2017, at the St. Regis Hotel. The two-day conference will feature educational panels moderated by professionals experienced in the EB-5 Immigrant...
Miller Mayer Attorneys Held Session at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Rosanne Mayer and Jane Zhang held a special session for MBA students at the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, entitled “Visas After Graduation” on September 27, 2017. The presentation summarized...
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...
