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Mid-Year 2025

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The last six months have been a tumultuous time for employers. The pace and degree of change is creating new challenges — and ongoing uncertainty. Our Mid-Year 2025 report sifts through the volume of federal-level executive...more

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

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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

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

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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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Proposed rule on H-1B cap selection process should be coming soon

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent for review a proposed rule (Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions) regarding the H-1B lottery selection...more

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Surprises Await Employers in One Big Beautiful Bill

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As has been widely reported in the general media, on July 4, 2025, in a White House ceremony that included a flyover by B-2 Stealth Bomber, President Donald Trump signed into law HR1, which is officially known as the One Big...more

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Determining Work Authorization for Employees on TPS and Humanitarian Parole

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The Trump administration has enacted significant policy changes impacting individuals authorized to work under various immigration programs, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS),* humanitarian parole,** and the CHNV***...more

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DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua, Effective September 8, 2025

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Honduras and Nicaragua. ...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

DHS Creates Report for E-Verify Employers to Identify Workers Impacted by the Termination of CHNV Parole

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The recent termination of the parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and subsequent termination of work authorization for CHNV parolees, has...more

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TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua Ends: What Employers Need to Know About the 60-Day Work Authorization Extension

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As we have covered in prior blog posts on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as it continues to evolve, this week brings significant developments. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of TPS...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

TPS designations for Honduras, Nicaragua will end on Sept. 8

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua will terminate on September 8. The announcements come only one week after the DHS announced that TPS status...more

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Honduran TPS in Limbo: What Should Employers Do?

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Approximately 60,000 Honduran foreign nationals – potentially including some members of your workforce – are currently in legal limbo after the federal government failed to announce over the weekend whether their protected...more

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End of E-Verify Alerts for Terminated Work Authorization Shifts Compliance Burden to Employers

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On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a change in how E-Verify will manage the termination notification of employees with Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that have been revoked....more

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TPS for Haiti Uncertain After Court Blocks Termination Order: How Employers Can Remain Compliant

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Thousands of Haitian nationals remain in limbo after a federal court decision just temporarily blocked the government’s attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. While TPS for Haiti had been slated to...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

New EAD Revocation Guidance Issued for E-Verify Employers

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

Department of Labor Creates Temporary Office of Immigration Policy

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently confirmed the establishment of a temporary Office of Immigration Policy, aimed at enhancing how DOL administers employment‑based immigration programs....more

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DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Haiti

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On July 1, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, effective September 2, 2025. After September 2, 2025, those individuals who have been...more

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CHNV Parole Cancelled: What the Rollback Means for Employers

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The recent termination of the parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has significant implications for US employers. As DHS revokes work permits...more

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EAD Terminations and Status Change Reporting: Key Updates for E-Verify Users

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun revoking employment authorization documents (EADs) for certain noncitizens whose parole into the United States has been terminated. This includes individuals paroled...more

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E-Verify Users Must Now Generate Status Change Reports to Identify Terminated Work Authorizations

Employers enrolled in E-Verify must now generate Status Change Reports to identify employees whose work permits have been terminated due to changes in temporary status protections or similar programs....more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

June 2025 Immigration Updates: TN Visas, U.S. Passport Gender Identity Policy, and Resumption of Processing of F and J Visa...

Recent United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. State Department updates require businesses and individuals to adhere to new TN visa eligibility criteria—such as prohibiting self-employment,...more

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DHS Sending Termination Notices to CHNV Foreign Nationals

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On June 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began sending termination notices to foreign nationals paroled into the United States under a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans...more

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E-Verify Users Beware: New E-Verify Feature Makes it Easier to Charge Employers with Knowledge that an Employee’s EAD Has Been...

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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

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CHNV Update: Revocations and USCIS Guidance Trigger Urgent Employer Action

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The Trump administration terminated the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela parole (CHNV parole) program on June 12, 2025...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Client FAQ: U.S. Travel Ban - Current Restrictions and Possible Expansion

The U.S. government maintains travel restrictions for certain countries and is reportedly considering expanding these restrictions to additional nations. This FAQ provides an up-to-date list along with practical guidance for...more

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Student/Exchange Visitor Visa Processing Resumes with Expanded Screening for Social Media

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Last month the State Department temporarily paused processing of all new student and exchange visitor visa appointments (including F, M, and J visas) at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide while it developed and expanded...more

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