Alexander Madrak at Seyfarth Shaw LLP

E-Verify Revocation Lists for CHNV Updated: Employers Have to Add One More Thing to Their To-Do Lists

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) initially deployed the Status Change Report on June 20, 2025, to help certain employers identify whether any E-Verify cases were created using an Employment Authorization...more

7/23/2025 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , E-Verify , Employee Rights , Employer Responsibilities , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Federal Labor Laws , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , Immigration Procedures , Immigration Reform , Reporting Requirements , USCIS

TPS Haiti Work Authorization Extended to February 2026, Employers need to Make I-9 Updates.

In a significant development for employers and Haitian nationals under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance to reflect a court-ordered automatic...more

7/23/2025 / Corporate Counsel , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Haiti , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Immigration Reform , Temporary Protected Status , Time Extensions , USCIS

Update: USCIS Expands Eligibility for 540-Day EAD Extension

After reaching out to both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) for clarification, USCIS has issued a significant and unexpected update...more

7/1/2025 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Government Agencies , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , New Guidance , Temporary Protected Status , Time Extensions , USCIS , Venezuela , Work Permits

CHNV Fallout: USCIS Issues Compliance Guidance for Employers

On June 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance to E-Verify employers regarding the revocation of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for individuals who entered under the...more

6/24/2025 / Corporate Counsel , Cuba , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , E-Verify , Employer Responsibilities , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Haiti , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Immigration Reform , Nicaragua , Regulatory Requirements , Reporting Requirements , USCIS , Venezuela

Venezuela TPS: USCIS Confirms Termination of 2023 Designation – But Some Work Permits Still Valid

Late Friday evening, June 6, 2025 – right after we posted TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website with a...more

CHNV Parole Update: SCOTUS Grants Stay, Terminations May Proceed — But Implementation Unclear

In a 7–2 decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 30th (with Justices Jackson and Sotomayor dissenting), the Court granted the federal government’s request to stay the district court’s injunction that had blocked the...more

TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now

In a significant development for Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, a federal district court in California has issued an injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from invalidating...more

6/9/2025 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Form I-94 , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Immigration Reform , Injunctions , Judicial Authority , Preliminary Injunctions , Refugees , Temporary Protected Status , Trump Administration , USCIS , Venezuela

SCOTUS Unravels 2023 TPS for Venezuela: Employers Await USCIS Guidance

In a pivotal immigration development, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has effectively granted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) permission to proceed with the termination of the 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...more

5/27/2025 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Nationals , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Immigration Reform , New Guidance , Noem v National TPS Alliance , Political Asylum , Popular , Refugees , SCOTUS , Temporary Protected Status , Trump Administration , USCIS , Venezuela

CHNV Parole Pause, Continued: Mass Terminations Still Blocked, but SCOTUS Appeal Looms

In the ongoing narrative of the Trump administration’s attempt to repeal the Humanitarian Parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV), on Monday, May 5th, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...more

5/12/2025 / Appeals , Constitutional Challenges , Cuba , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Deportation , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Haiti , Human Rights , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Immigration Reform , Judicial Authority , Nicaragua , SCOTUS , Trump Administration , USCIS , Venezuela

CHNV Parole Pause: Mass Terminations Blocked, Chaos for Employers as Emergency Motion Filed by Government

Last week, a federal district court in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the mass termination of parole and employment authorization for beneficiaries of the Humanitarian Parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and...more

ICE I-9 Audits On The Rise: Act Today To Prevent Issues Tomorrow

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increases worksite enforcement by more than 50%. What should employers understand to prevent fines and minimize reputational risk?...more

7/20/2018 / Buy American Act , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Eligibility Verification , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , Immigration Procedures , Immigration Reform , Required Forms , USCIS

TPS Ending For El Salvador, Haiti & Nicaragua, And A Short Reprieve For Hondurans Still Waiting To Know Their Fate - Now What?

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Homeland Security ends Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Haiti, affecting close to 300,000 individuals. Employers should be prepared to handle the influx of work...more

1/10/2018 / DACA , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Haiti , Immigration Procedures , Nicaragua , Temporary Protected Status , USCIS

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