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December 2, 2020 Charles L. Nimick, Chief, Business and Foreign December 2, 2020 Charles L. Nimick, Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division Samantha Deshommes Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division Office of Policy and Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20529-2120 Submitted via www.regulations.gov Re: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions (DHS Docket No. USCIS- 2020-0019; CIS No: 2674-20; RIN 1615-AC61) Dear Mr. Nimick and Ms. Deshommes: The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Immigration Council (Council) respectfully submit this comment in opposition to the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on November 2, 2020 by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) amending its regulations governing the process by which USCIS selects H-1B registrations for filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions (or H-1B petitions for any year in which the registration requirement is suspended), DHS Docket No. USCIS-2020-0019, Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions, 85 FR 69236 (November 2, 2020) (“Proposed Rule”).1 For the reasons discussed below, we urge USCIS to withdraw its notice of proposed rulemaking. Established in 1946, AILA is a voluntary bar association of more than 15,000 attorneys and law professors practicing, researching, and teaching in the field of immigration and nationality law. Our mission includes the advancement of the law pertaining to immigration and nationality and the facilitation of justice in the field. AILA members regularly advise and represent businesses, U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and foreign nationals regarding the application and interpretation of U.S. immigration laws. We believe that our members’ collective expertise and experience makes us particularly well-qualified to offer views on this matter. The Council is a non-profit organization established to increase public understanding of immigration law and policy, advocate for the fair and just administration of our immigration laws, protect the legal rights of noncitizens, and educate the public about the enduring 1 85 FR 69236 (Nov. 2, 2020). AILA Doc. No. 20120234. (Posted 12/2/20) contributions of America’s immigrants. The Council frequently appears before federal courts on issues relating to the interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act and its implementing regulations. We appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on this proposed rule and strongly recommend that, after reviewing these comments and others made by stakeholders, USCIS withdraw this NPRM. The proposal, which is based on the false premise that salary alone equates with one’s value to our economy and society, is yet another misguided and illegal attempt by the Trump administration to weaken our legal immigration system and promote falsities about the workers who, contrary to what this rule implies, strengthen our economy. As discussed in more detail below, AILA and the Council strongly oppose the proposed rule and urge the agency to withdraw it because it 1) is void ab initio because Chad Wolf, the purported Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, does not have authority to promulgate this regulation; 2) is ultra vires and inconsistent with congressional intent; and 3) will undermine our nation’s pipeline of global talent needed to drive innovation and foster economic growth. AILA and the Council also are concerned that the 30-day comment period is insufficient to allow the regulated public the opportunity to provide meaningful input to USCIS on an economically significant proposal that is central to our nation’s economic prosperity. We urge USCIS to extend the comment period by 30 days to provide a full 60-day comment period. Finally, if USCIS were to finalize this illegal and misguided rule in the coming weeks, we strongly urge USCIS to refrain from implementing it for the upcoming FY2022 H-1B cap filing season in order to allow U.S. businesses, immigration attorneys, and individuals sufficient time to adapt to the new wage-based selection process. A. The Proposed Regulation is Void Ab Initio and Must be Withdrawn Because Chad Wolf, the Purported Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Was Unlawfully Appointed and Does Not Have Authority to Promulgate This Regulation The proposed rule, which is signed by Chad Mizelle, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the General Counsel, following a delegation by the purported Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, is void ab initio because Mr. Wolf was unlawfully appointed and therefore does not have authority to promulgate this regulation. On December 9, 2016, Executive Order 13753 was issued, establishing the default order of succession at DHS “[i]n case of the Secretary’s death, resignation, or inability to perform the functions of the Office.”2 Under this Executive Order, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was seventh in line for succession in the case of the Secretary’s resignation, after both the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs and the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis. On April 10, 2019, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen exercised her authority to amend the order of succession, issuing a memorandum delegating a new line of succession “in the event I am 2 EXECUTIVE ORDER 13,753, AMENDING THE ORDER OF SUCCESSION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, 81 Fed. Reg. 90.667, December 9, 2016. AILA Doc. No. 20120234. (Posted 12/2/20) unavailable to act during a disaster or catastrophic emergency.”3 This memorandum, however, did not change the line of succession “in the case of … resignation,” making clear that following a resignation, “the orderly succession of officials is governed by Executive Order 13753, amended on December 9, 2016.”4 Secretary Nielsen then resigned that same day. Following Secretary Nielsen’s resignation, the next-in-line successor for the Acting Secretary role, under her memorandum and Executive Order 13753, was the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs. Nevertheless, DHS purported to install the CBP Commissioner, Kevin McAleenan, as the Acting Secretary, despite no lawful authority permitting him to be installed in that position.5 Mr. McAleenan served as purported Acting Secretary through November 2019, when he claimed to amend the line of succession to allow Mr. Wolf, the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, to serve as Acting Secretary following his own resignation.6 This action occurred more than the statutorily allowed period of 210 days following Secretary Nielsen’s resignation.7 This timing means that even if Commissioner McAleenan was properly designated as Acting Secretary on April 10, 2019, under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) and not the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA), he no longer held that authority by November 8, 2019, and could not have lawfully exercised the authority of an Acting Secretary to amend the DHS line of succession. Therefore, Mr. Wolf is not lawfully the Acting Secretary of DHS under either the HSA or the FVRA and lacks authority to promulgate this proposed regulation on its behalf. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently investigated the legality of Mr. Wolf’s service as Acting Secretary and determined that the appointment of Mr. Wolf did not follow the processes outlined in the FVRA and the HSA.8 Accordingly, the GAO concluded that Mr. Wolf was named Acting Secretary by reference to an invalid order of succession.9 Further, federal courts nationwide have held that Mr. Wolf is not lawfully serving as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security under the FVRA and HSA and therefore actions he has taken as 10 Acting Secretary are void. 3 See DHS ORDERS OF SUCCESSION & DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITIES FOR NAMED POSITIONS, DEP’T OF HOMELAND SECURITY, DHS DELEGATION NO. 00106, Updated April 10, 2019, available at https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/191115%20T%20Dodaro%20re%20Letter%20 to%20GAO%20on%20Wolf-Cuccinelli%20Appointment.pdf (attached to the letter as Enclosure B). 4 Id. 5 6 U.S.C. §113(g)(2) (“Notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 5, the Secretary may designate such other officers of the Department in further order of succession to serve as Acting Secretary”). 6 AMENDMENT TO THE ORDER OF SUCCESSION FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY (Nov. 8, 2019), available at https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/191115%20T%20Dodaro%20re%20Letter%20 to%20GAO%20on%20Wolf-Cuccinelli%20Appointment.pdf (attached to the letter as Enclosure A). 7 See 5 U.S.C. §3346(a)(1) (“Except in the case of a vacancy caused by sickness, the person serving as an acting officer as described under section 3345 may serve in the office … for no longer than 210 days beginning on the date the vacancy occurs”). 8 DEP’T OF HOMELAND SECURITY—LEGALITY OF SERVICE OF ACTING SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY & SERVICE OF SENIOR OFFICIAL PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY, B- 331650, U.S. GOV’T ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (Aug. 14, 2020), www.gao.gov/assets/710/708830.pdf. 9 Id. (emphasis added). 10 See e.g., Batalla Vidal, et al., v. Wolf, No. 1:16-CV-04756-NGG-VMS (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 14, 2020) (holding that Mr. Wolf was not lawfully serving as Acting Secretary of DHS and therefore did not have authority to issue a AILA Doc. No. 20120234. (Posted 12/2/20) The agency’s recent ex post facto attempts to “self-correct” its egregious failure to follow established procedure, such as by having Pete Gaynor, Senate-confirmed FEMA administrator, temporarily exercise the authority of DHS Secretary11or having Mr. Wolf attempt to ratify each of his acts since the day he took office12 fails to rectify Mr.
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