February 16, 2012

Over One Million Employers Use E-Verify; USCIS Announces Expansion of Self-Check

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that in December 2011, E-Verify reached a milestone: employers are now using E-Verify at more than one million worksites. ... [read more]

DOL Announces Comprehensive Final Rule on H-2B Labor Certification Program

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division announced on February 10, 2012, a final rule on the H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker program. ... [read more]

Passenger Pre-Screening Initiative Expands to Additional Airports

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on February 8, 2012, the expansion of TSA Pre✓™, a passenger pre-screening initiative, to additional airports across the country following its launch at seven pilot locations. ... [read more]

USCIS Ombudsman Recommends Improvements for Certain EB Adjudications

In a recent report, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman noted that stakeholders have raised concerns about consistency in adjudications of extraordinary ability and other employment-based petitions. ... [read more]

New Publications and Items of Interest

DOJ webinars on employment verification. The Department of Justice's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices has announced upcoming monthly webinars on employment verification issues. ... [read more]

Miller Mayer in the News

Miller Mayer’s Hilary Fraser presented at an open forum at Cornell University on February 7, 2012 to discuss ‘Visas After Graduation’ with Cornell students. ... [read more]