Shortly before the deadline on September 30, 2023, Congress passed and President Biden signed H.R. 5860, a short-term funding bill to keep the federal government funded for 45 days. A shutdown is still possible after November 17. On September 28, 2023, the Department...
Topic: Federal Government
Potential Government Shutdown’s Impact on Immigration Agencies
There has been much speculation in the news that the federal government may shut down starting October 1, 2023, if Democrats and Republicans in Congress fail to pass an annual spending bill or a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the federal government. When...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re U.S. Immigration Policy, Human Trafficking Report
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by CBS News in "Republican States' Lawsuits Derail Biden's Major Immigration Policy Changes." Steve said federal policymaking on immigration is now primarily dictated by federal courts, not Congress or the...
Miller Mayer’s Success Story
Miller Mayer attorney Adam Schaye represented a client in a successful mandamus proceeding. The federal law suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. in mid-June. Approximately one month later USCIS acted (with the desired outcome) on the case,...
Immigration Programs Expire, E-Verify Suspends Service Due to Government Shutdown
Several U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) programs have expired, suspended operations, or are otherwise affected due to a partial government shutdown that began just after midnight on Dec. 22, 2018. The following programs will remain interrupted until...
Immigrant Work and Travel Could Be Affected if Government Shuts Down
The federal government is currently funded through this Friday, December 21. As of today, it is unclear whether Congress and President Trump will agree to continued funding past that date. Among other things, President Trump wants Congress to set aside $5 billion to...
