How Employers Can Adapt to Immigration Policy Shifts
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Employers are required to verify that new hires are authorized to work in the US – and E-Verify offers a quick way to accomplish this task. The program, which matches I-9 data with the information in various government...more
The Trump administration has announced an expansion of immigration enforcement in the Chicago area, including additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents, and...more
On August 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed a district court’s order postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepalese nationals. The U.S. Department of...more
Reports of federal immigration agents entering tribal lands without recognizing valid tribal identification have prompted urgent concerns for tribal employers nationwide. In early 2025, ICE enforcement actions in tribal...more
BLOG OVERVIEW: Employers are facing difficult challenges in order to ensure compliance with Form I-9 requirements. Complex record keeping requirements, the prevalence of remote work, increased enforcements, and the potential...more
Employers enrolled in E-Verify will now be required to generate Status Change Reports identifying employees whose work permits have been terminated due to changes in temporary status protections or other similar programs. In...more
On June 20, 2025, the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced a new functionality of E-Verify called a Status Change Report. The announcement instructs E-Verify employers to regularly log in to...more
“Worksite enforcement operations are going to massively expand,” according to a June 12, 2025, interview1 with Border Czar Tom Homan. Commencing on June 8, 2025, the National Guard arrived in Los Angeles and Santa Ana,...more
The Supreme Court just cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Venezuelans, putting hundreds of thousands of workers at risk of losing legal authorization to...more
Immigration enforcement by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently increased. Taking a proactive approach could help employers prepare to face immigration enforcement actions, such as raids or I-9...more
The Trump administration just shortened the duration of deportation protections for certain Haitian nationals who are in the United States, and this change could impact your workplace. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...more
Within the first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, more than 85 executive orders and actions concerning immigration were signed. Among these were a series of orders and actions intended to significantly...more
Immigration enforcement has quickly become a pressing issue for employers in the first few weeks of the Trump administration, and many companies are re-evaluating their policies, reviewing their I-9 compliance and preparing...more
The initial weeks of President Donald Trump's second term have seen the administration enact several significant new immigration policies that have immediate implications for employers across the United States. Understanding...more
Introduction - Since President Trump’s inauguration, the administration has underscored its commitment to prioritizing immigration enforcement. This shift includes an increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...more
President Trump issued an unprecedented number of executive orders in his first week in office. In our previous update on January 27, we discussed the orders directing the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion...more
The Trump administration has immediately followed through on campaign priorities of aggressive immigration enforcement. The agency in charge of immigration enforcement is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency,...more
There are many questions surrounding potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids impacting the workplace, as well as a heightened prospect of being contacted by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...more
President Trump’s new administration takes charge this week with a renewed focus on enforcing federal immigration law. In fact, as explained in today’s companion article, one of President Trump’s first action items on...more
In the hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as President, his administration started taking immediate action to reshape the country’s immigration policies – and employers need to pay attention given the impact these changes...more
Immigration reform played a key role during the presidential campaign cycle. Given the starkly different philosophies between the current and incoming administrations, changes to federal immigration policy are imminent....more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a permanent increase in the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) up to 540 days. The final rule will take effect on January 13,...more
Our team recently engaged in discussions with both current and former officials at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the workplace enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In these discussions,...more
E-Verify+ is a new government tool that aims to streamline workplace eligibility verification – and it could soon impact PEOs that choose to assist their customers with E-Verify procedures. This article provides a summary of...more
Tired of the constant I-9 updates? Wondering about Virtual I-9 verification? HR professionals have been on a wild ride lately. From new forms to stricter deadlines, the USCIS seems to have a never-ending supply of changes....more