Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Miller Mayer Immigration Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Hilary T. Fraser, Nicolai Hinrichsen, Carolyn S. Lee, Rosanne Mayer and Stephen Yale-Loehr were recognized in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Published annually by Best Lawyers, the recognitions are based on peer...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Bill to Slash Immigration in Half
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in an August 2, 2017, article in the Financial Times about the RAISE Act, a new bill that would slash immigration in half. "It's going to be very hard to get through Congress. Immigration is just as...
CBP Deploys Facial Recognition Biometric Exit Technology at More Airports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology to several more airports, including McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, for one daily flight from the United States to Guadalajara,...
CBP Says Attorneys Not Allowed in Secondary Inspection Areas of Ports of Entry
According to reports from attorneys serving clients in New York, the Buffalo office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising that effective August 21, 2017, attorneys cannot accompany clients in the secondary inspection area of any ports of entry, and that...
Ninth Circuit Rules Against Good Faith Exception for Unauthorized Worker Employment and I-9 Violations
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found, among other things, that an employer could not make a good faith defense to a charge of continuing to employ unauthorized workers or failing to properly complete, retain, or produce I-9...
State Dept. Announces Oversubscription of EB-2 Category, Annual Numerical Limits for Immigration, Change-of-Address NVC Reporting Requirements
The Department of State's Visa Bulletins for August and September 2017 include news on several topics. The August bulletin notes the oversubscription of the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category. High demand for numbers for U.S. Citizenship and...
Labor Dept. Announces Revisions to H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Forms, Comment Period
Pursuant to the Secretary of Labor's June 6, 2017, news release calling for proposed form changes "to better protect American workers, confront fraud, and increase transparency," the Department of Labor has published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register announcing...
New York City Regional Center Achieves 1,500th I-829 Petition Approval
Miller Mayer is proud to share news from our Regional Center client and friends at the New York City Regional Center. NYCRC just celebrated its 1,500th I-829 petition approval for its investor families. The 1,500 approvals represent unconditional permanent residency...
USCIS to Hold a Webinar on Form I-924A
USCIS will hold a webinar on Thursday, August 24, from 1 to 2 p.m. Eastern to discuss Form I-924A, Annual Certification of Regional Center. The webinar will cover changes to the Dec. 23, 2016 edition of the form and its instructions. Regional Centers use this form to...
Miller Mayer at the 2017 AILA Fundamentals Conference
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys David Wilks and Rosanne Mayer will speak at the AILA Fundamentals Conference in Denver on August 4. David will be on a panel discussing the basics of nonimmigrant visas. Rosanne’s panel will directly follow David’s and discuss...
