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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Employee Rights ,
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Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Foreign Workers ,
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Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
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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 ,
Time Extensions ,
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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
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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
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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E-Verify ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Noem v National TPS Alliance ,
Noem v Svitlana Doe ,
Parole Employment Authorization ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Refugees ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
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
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Foreign Workers ,
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Immigration Reform ,
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Temporary Protected Status ,
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USCIS ,
Venezuela
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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Foreign Nationals ,
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Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
New Guidance ,
Noem v National TPS Alliance ,
Political Asylum ,
Popular ,
Refugees ,
SCOTUS ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
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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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
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Immigration Reform ,
Required Forms ,
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