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The Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 is a form issued by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services to verify the identity and employment eligibility of workers within the United States. U.S. Employers must require all employees, both citizens and non-citizens, to complete an I-9 and present supporting documentation, such as a passport or green card. less -

E-Verify Trends: Evolving Employer Notifications, Alerts

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/30/2025

E-Verify is an internet-based system through which employers electronically confirm the employment eligibility of their employees. Designed to ensure that employers hire individuals authorized to work in the country, E-Verify...more

DHS Issues EAD Revocation Guidance for E-Verify Employers

Benesch on 6/27/2025

On June 20, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued an Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) revocation guidance for E-Verify employers. The guidance put E-Verify employers on notice that they have access...more

CHNV Update: Revocations and USCIS Guidance Trigger Urgent Employer Action

Holland & Hart LLP on 6/25/2025

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

DHS provides info on re-verifying employees whose EADs are revoked

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/24/2025

As we have previously reported, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is revoking employment authorization documents for certain individuals affected by the termination of humanitarian parole, including beneficiaries of...more

Guidance for Employers on Preparing for and Responding to ICE or Other Law Enforcement in the Workplace

Hanson Bridgett on 6/16/2025

As media across the country report a significant rise of immigration enforcement activities under the new Trump Administration, it is imperative that employers establish policies and protocols for responding to possible...more

USCIS Issues Updated Guidance on Terminated CHNV Program Following SCOTUS Decision

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/13/2025

USCIS has issued updated guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 30, 2025, decision to grant DHS’s request to lift an April 14 U.S. district court order halting the Department’s termination of the CHNV program. With...more

CHNV Parole Update: SCOTUS Grants Stay, Terminations May Proceed — But Implementation Unclear

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/10/2025

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

New Data-Sharing Agreement Between DHS and IRS Will Impact Employers and Provide ICE with Unprecedented Access to Sensitive Data

Benesch on 4/10/2025

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and the Department of Treasury reached a data-sharing agreement in a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) filed April 7, 2025....more

Workplace Immigration Update: February 7 Edition

Fisher Phillips on 2/7/2025

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

Workplace ICE Raids and Form I-9 Inspections

Amundsen Davis LLC on 1/28/2025

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

Executive Orders Give First Insight into Trump Administration Immigration Priorities

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/22/2025

On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued multiple immigration-related Executive Orders focusing on border security, rolling back humanitarian programs, increased vetting of visa applicants, and an attempt to end...more

[Webinar] Navigating I-9 Compliance in a Trump Era of Enforcement - December 11th, 12:00 pm EST

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 11/27/2024

Join industry leaders Bill Riley, Morgan Bailey, and John Shofi as they share actionable insights and strategies to help your organization prepare for an anticipated increase in government worksite enforcement actions under...more

The Slippery Road Toward Immigration Reform Under President Biden: Beware of ICE!

Fisher Phillips on 5/26/2021

President Biden has proposed sweeping changes to U.S. immigration law, contained in the pending U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. This piece of proposed legislation, as introduced into Congress by the bill’s lead sponsors, Sen....more

Form I-9 COVID flexibility policy extended until May 31, 2021 for remote employers and workplace

McAfee & Taft on 4/6/2021

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is exercising discretion to defer the physical presence requirements associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) under Section 274A of the Immigration and...more

Form I-9 Requirements Flexibility Extended until December 31, 2020

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 11/19/2020

On November 18, 2020, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced they would again extend flexibility relating to in-person Form I-9 compliance. As discussed in...more

Form I-9 Flexibility Updates

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 8/21/2020

Form I-9 Requirements Flexibility Extended for Another 30 days to September 19, 2020 - On August 18, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they would...more

Verify, Re-Verify, But Don’t Over-Verify: I-9 Compliance During an Era of Increased Enforcement

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 7/24/2019

HSI Increases I-9 Audits to Target Unauthorized Employment - In October 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, pledged to increase workplace enforcement...more

ICE Storm: Immigration Compliance Threats To The Hospitality Industry

Fisher Phillips on 3/9/2018

It’s no secret that immigration compliance is a priority to the Trump administration, so the recent announcement that it expects the number of worksite investigations to quadruple in coming years should come as no surprise....more

Immigration Law Outlook for 2018

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 2/9/2018

Immigration continues to be a centerpiece of the Trump administration, and this means that the legal landscape may be subject to legislative, regulatory, policy, and agency operational changes, leading to additional barriers...more

Five Immigration To-Do’s for Employers in 2018

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/18/2018

The White House and Department of Homeland Security have announced plans to change the legal immigration system in ways that could significantly impact employers with foreign workers who are managers, executives,...more

Compliance News Flash

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 10/31/2017

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, brought to you each Friday. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important...more

Employers Should Review Work Authorization Procedures

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/28/2017

Given increasing federal attention to the issues of immigration and authorization to work, let’s do a quick “check in” on your new hire procedures: A new version of the Form I-9 became mandatory on January 22, 2017. ...more

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