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Steve Yale-Loehr authored an article for the Cornell Law Forum
Read Steve’s article on How Cornell Law is Helping to Fix America's Broken Immigration System.
DHS Releases Statement on Immigration Safety and Enforcement During Los Angeles Area Fires
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement related to immigration enforcement in "protected areas" during the emergency response to the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area: During emergency events, [DHS] works with its federal,...
Romania Added to VWP
On January 10, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, announced the designation of Romania as a participating country in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The U.S. Embassy in Romania said that U.S. Customs and...
Edakunni Settlement Agreement on Concurrent Adjudication Expires on January 18
A settlement agreement in Edakunni v. Mayorkas, effective for two years, is set to expire on January 18, 2025. Under the agreement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it would bundle the adjudication of the Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change...
OFLC Publishes List of Randomized H-2B Applications
On January 6, 2025, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced that it has published the assignment groups for 8,759 H-2B applications covering 149,953 worker positions with a work start date of April 1, 2025. OFLC said it completed the randomization...
DHS Extends TPS for El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela
On January 10, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela. El Salvador: The TPS extension is effective for 18 months, from March 10, 2025, to September 9,...
Cap Reached for Additional H-2B Returning Worker Visas; Petitioners Encouraged to File Under Country-Specific Allocations While Visas Remain Available
On January 10, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year 2025 with start dates on...
USCIS Updates O-1 Guidance on Extraordinary Ability Evidence
On January 8, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy guidance, effective immediately, to clarify how it evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmigrants of extraordinary ability, including adding examples of...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr on H-1B Visas and Trump Administration Dynamics
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in California's Tech Titans Say H-1B Visas Are Vital. Will Trump Defy MAGA and Support Them? He said that despite the deficiencies in the H-1B program, he believes that "most employers try to follow the rules. At...
Practice Alert Released on Garcia Perez v. USCIS Litigation
The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and the National Immigration Litigation Alliance released a practice alert on the final settlement agreement in Garcia Perez v. USCIS, effective September 26, 2024. The alert notes that in that case, four asylum seekers...
