Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
President-elect Trump Continues Immigration-related Cabinet Picks
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection of retired Marine Corps General John Kelly to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). According to Trump, “Gen. John Kelly’s decades of military service and deep commitment to fighting the...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect DACA Beneficiaries
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced on December 9, 2016, that they have introduced S. 3542, a bipartisan bill "to protect undocumented individuals should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued." Cosponsors...
EB-5 Program Extended through April 28, 2017; Filing Fees Increase Dec. 23
Late Friday night the U.S. Congress passed and President Obama signed a short-term funding bill (H.R. 2028) known as a continuing resolution that extends funding for the U.S. government through April 28, 2017. The bill includes a provision continuing the EB-5...
“Sanctuary Campuses” and Other Immigration Questions and Answers for Campus Leaders Post-Election
By Dan Berger and Stephen Yale-Loehr[1] The presidential election has caused speculation and concern about immigration issues on campuses. Significant attention focuses on how the new administration will handle the nearly 750,000 young people who have been approved...
EB-5 Program Update: Extension Temporarily Stalled in U.S. Senate
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term funding bill (H.R. 2028) known as a continuing resolution that would extend funding for the U.S. government through April 28, 2017. The bill passed by a vote of 326-96. The bill includes a provision...
EB-5 Program Update: EB-5 Program To Be Extended Through April 28, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to pass today a short-term funding bill (H.R. 2028) known as a continuing resolution that will extend funding for the U.S. government through April 28, 2017. The bill includes a provision continuing the EB-5 regional center...
New Overtime Rules WILL NOT be Implemented December 1
Just over a week before the new overtime rules were set to take effect, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction suspending their implementation. The State of Nevada and twenty other states submitted an emergency motion for preliminary...
Miller Mayer Applauds New Rule to Help International Entrepreneurs
By Stephen Yale-Loehr Miller Mayer applauds the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for recently issuing a final rule clarifying a wide variety of issues with employment-based immigration, specifically concerning H-1B visa petitions and...
Webinar: After the Election… Predictions for Changes in Hiring Foreign Nationals
Miller Mayer, LLP, the largest law firm based in Tompkins County, offers a free webinar on Thursday, November 17 from 2-3 pm Eastern Time. Featuring our attorneys who have counseled area businesses for more than 25 years on employment immigration, the program will...
Trump Election Portends Major Changes in Immigration Policy
Cornell University Law School professor and Miller Mayer, LLP attorney Stephen Yale-Loehr, co-author of a 21-volume immigration law treatise, analyzes the potential impact of Donald Trump’s election victory on immigration reform in 2017: “Donald Trump made immigration...
