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The New York City Regional Center (NYCRC) Awarded $45 Million in New Market Tax Credits
Miller Mayer is proud to announce that our long-standing client, the New York City Regional Center (NYCRC) has been awarded $45 million in New Market Tax Credits in recognition for its work in providing capital to underserved areas of New York City. NYCRC is the...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr and Kristal Ozmun Write Article on Alternative Options to the H-1B Lottery; Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Border Wall, DACA, H-1B Visas
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Steve Yale-Loehr and Kristal Ozmun wrote an article titled “Visa Options for Employees Who Lose the H-1B Lottery,” published on the Best Lawyers website on January 11, 2017. The article discusses the popularity of the H-1B visa...
DHS Proposes Changes to EB-5 Program, Regional Center Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a notice of proposed rulemaking on the general EB-5 program in the Federal Register on January 13, 2017, and an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the EB-5 regional center program on January 11, 2017. Also,...
USCIS Releases New Policy Guidance on Physicians of National or International Renown
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new policy memorandum on January 4, 2017, that designates as precedent Matter of T-O-S-U-, a 2015 decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). The decision explains that physicians of national or...
Reading the Tea Leaves: Requests By Trump Transition Team, Website Policy Statement, Cabinet Nominees Offer Hints on Immigration Policy Changes
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has requested various documents and information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that, along with a statement of policies on his website and statements made by his Cabinet nominees, may provide hints of what...
New Proposed EB-5 Regulations Released Today: New Investment Amounts and TEA Changes
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for new EB-5 regulations today. In this 115-page notice, USCIS proposes new rules on: 1. Priority date retention for investor petitions; 2. Increases to investment amounts a. $1.8...
New EB-5 Regulations Coming: USCIS Announces Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for new EB-5 regulations today. In this notice, USCIS solicits feedback on key issues including: The process for designating regional centers; A potential requirement for...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Trump, Immigration Cases, DACA, Deportation
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in the following publications: “Fearing Trump, a U.S. campus calls for sanctuary,” published by The Toronto Star on January 2, 2017. The article features Cornell University, where a petition calling for the...
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Registration of Lawful Permanent Resident Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance on December 21, 2016, addressing registration of lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. USCIS said the updated policy: (1) provides guidance on eligibility and evidentiary requirements for...
DHS Designates AAO Precedent Decision on National Interest Waivers
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently designated as precedential a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision, Matter of Dhanasar. The decision vacates Matter of New York State Dep't of Transp....
