Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
President Orders End of DACA in Six Months, with Mixed Signals about Future for ‘Dreamers’; Two Lawsuits Challenge Program’s Termination
On September 5, 2017, President Donald Trump ordered the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama administration program that allowed certain people who came to the United States as children, known as "Dreamers," to continue to live, go to...
USCIS Invitation: EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Stakeholder Engagement in NYC
USCIS invites stakeholders to discuss the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program at a stakeholder engagement on Tuesday, November 7, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. EST. Participants may attend in person at the USCIS New York City Field Office or may join the teleconference. Program...
Form I-924A: Practical Considerations for EB-5 Regional Centers November 2017 Update
On August 24, 2017, USCIS held a webinar on changes to Form I-924A. A full recording of the webinar may be downloaded at: https://millermayer.boxcn.net/s/54sx5qhynei6k20yhmq4poa5vm6e8p6n. The webinar presentation is available at:...
EB-5 Program Extension Finalized
On September 8, the House approved the bill to extend the EB-5 regional center program, provide funding for hurricane relief and raise the debt ceiling until December 8, 2017. The bill, which passed 316-90 and was approved by the Senate yesterday, will now go to the...
Know Your Rights Sessions For Cornell Students: Protecting Your Legal Rights During the DACA Rescission
Immigration law practitioners from Cornell Law School and Miller Mayer will hold three know your rights sessions this month for current registered Cornell students. Each session will cover recent changes in the law, legal rights, and Cornell policies and resources,...
Miller Mayer’s David Wilks to Speak at Conference for International Entrepreneurs
Miller Mayer immigration attorney David Wilks will speak on a panel of experts for a workshop entitled “Empowering the Startup Dream,” presented by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University on Friday, September 8. The program is aimed at international students...
Miller Mayer Attorneys Listed as Top Rated Immigration Lawyers
Super Lawyers has listed five Miller Mayer attorneys among the top ten immigration lawyers serving the Ithaca, NY and Syracuse, NY areas. Congratulations to Hilary T. Fraser, Rosanne Mayer, Kristal J. Ozmun, David J. Wilks and Stephen W. Yale-Loehr. Read the full list...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding DACA Program Termination
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in several U.S. and international news outlets on September 5, 2017, about the Trump administration’s termination of the DACA program. The articles include: Bloomberg: Challenging Trump's 'Dreamers'...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Speaks in California about Trump’s Immigration Policies
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will moderate a panel entitled "Immigration and the Tech Sector: What's Changed, What Hasn't, and What Might in the Trump Administration," a Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute 25th Anniversary Program...
New Publications and Items of Interest for September
A national database of occupational licensing, launched by the Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation, St. Francis University, documents and tracks the occupational licensing regulations for many professions. The database, which is free and open to the...
