Workplace ICE Raids Are Surging—Here’s How Employers Can Prepare - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Business Better Podcast Episode: The Looming Threat of Immigration Raids at Your Workplace – What to do When ICE Comes Knocking
Employment Law Now - IX-160 – Trump 2.0 Immigration Policy and Employer Best Practices
Preparing Employers for ICE Enforcement
Harvard/MIT Student Visa Case
Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series: Episode 10
ICE Audits and I-9 Compliance with Melissa Azallion
Employment Law This Week®: EEOC & Disability Discrimination Lawsuits, Arbitration Deferral Case, Statutory Claims for Travel Pay Dismissed, ICE Will Increase Workplace Inspections
Polsinelli Podcast - The Climate for I9 Audits in 2015
Immigration enforcement actions are no longer a theoretical concern for health care facilities — they are happening now....more
A group of 21 Democratic AGs and the Governor of Kentucky have filed a lawsuit challenging a directive by the U.S. Department of Agriculture requiring states to turn over the personal information of individuals who apply for...more
In 2021, the Biden Administration announced the end of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of workplace raids as an immigration enforcement tool. The second Trump Administration, however, has returned to...more
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
Managing a farm workforce can be a heavy lift. Agricultural employers must keep up with farm labor laws and workplace regulations that seem to constantly change, so we created this zero-waste resource for ag professionals and...more
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
“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
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
Late Friday evening, June 6, 2025 – right after we posted TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website with a...more
An agreement between the IRS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) allows immigration officers to access certain taxpayer return information during criminal investigations. The move may raise concerns for...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
Last week, a federal district court in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the mass termination of parole and employment authorization for beneficiaries of the Humanitarian Parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and...more
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
A federal judge in the District of Columbia just denied an effort to stop the Trump administration from taking efforts to pursue immigration enforcement actions like deportation raids at religious institutions – which could...more
In recent weeks the Department of State (DOS) has taken steps to revoke visas and terminate the status of international students who have criminal infractions and/or who have engaged in activism. In light of this intense...more
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
It has been reported that dentists and other health care professionals have been visited/contacted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seeking to carry out “immigration policies” and to remove those unlawfully...more
Shortly after being sworn into office for the second time in January 2025, among his many actions taken related to immigration, President Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind guidance that...more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new requirement for certain foreign nationals to register with the federal government and provide biometric information, including fingerprints,...more
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
Our Immigration Team investigates a new Department of Justice memo that expands immigration enforcement to include all available criminal statutes, not just immigration laws....more
Companies have always faced the potential for a visit from an agent from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) but President Donald Trump’s heightened focus on immigration increases the likelihood of that reality....more
With recent changes in federal immigration policy, many manufacturers are feeling anxious about visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and uncertain about what to do should such a visit occur. Originally...more
While much attention has been given to the Trump Administration’s early federal policy objectives to increase immigration enforcement, clients should also be aware of similar increased enforcement policies at the state level....more
The first month of the Trump administration has confirmed that employers can expect increased enforcement of immigration compliance. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Homeland...more