Over the past several months, international students in F-1 status have experienced heightened scrutiny. Increasing numbers of reports indicate that students are facing visa revocations and the termination of their records in...more
4/23/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
Due Process ,
Educational Institutions ,
F-1 Visa ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
OPT ,
SEVIS ,
STEM ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
Another potential government shutdown may be on the horizon, as we await updates on the progress of the latest funding bill. Although already passed in the House of Representatives, an extension to continue funding the...more
3/13/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
EB-5 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
PERM ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
An all too familiar countdown once again as we wait to hear the fate of the latest temporary extension to continue funding the government after midnight on Friday, December 20th. Employers should be aware that a shutdown will...more
12/20/2024
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Government Shutdown ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
OFLC ,
Popular ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas
Following a six year investigation, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit issued a statement confirming a guilty plea on September 28, 2017 by Asplundh Tree Experts,...more
10/25/2017
/ Audits ,
Buy America ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Domestic Hiring Policy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Workers ,
Forfeiture ,
Form I-9 ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illegal Conduct ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Policy Violations ,
Raids ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Visas
Seyfarth Synopsis: With a record $95 million plea deal for I-9 immigration violations following a six year investigation, the outcome for a Pennsylvania company with operations nationwide serves as a reminder of the federal...more
10/10/2017
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Fraud ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Required Documentation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Visas