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
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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
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Temporary Protected Status ,
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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
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Haiti ,
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Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Nicaragua ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Venezuela
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
6/12/2025
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Noem v National TPS Alliance ,
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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
6/10/2025
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Immigration Reform ,
Noem v National TPS Alliance ,
Noem v Svitlana Doe ,
Parole Employment Authorization ,
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Refugees ,
SCOTUS ,
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Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
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
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Noem v National TPS Alliance ,
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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
4/23/2025
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Venezuela
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
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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
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Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Haiti ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Nicaragua ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
USCIS