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Harvard/MIT Student Visa Case
Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series: Episode 10
ICE Audits and I-9 Compliance with Melissa Azallion
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Our Immigration Team inspects how the Department of Justice (DOJ) is using its new whistleblower incentives to prioritize investigating employers’ potential criminal immigration activity....more
Immigration authorities have several functions that may bring them to a business to conduct immigration and employment-related investigations. As the government prioritizes these investigative functions, it is important for...more
The message for 2025 is clear: compliance is not optional, and preparation is essential. Review your policies, automate, and innovate where possible, train your staff, develop job aids, and strengthen your compliance program....more
Companies across various industries in the United States should begin preparing for President-elect Donald Trump's expected crackdown on immigration, and particularly focus on ensuring their employees’ I-9 forms are in order....more
During the first Trump administration, worksite enforcement actions (aka raids) were focused in the Southeast and Midwest. The primary industries targeted were manufacturing and meat/poultry processing. In 2017, Thomas Homan...more
Please join us for a panel discussion with industry-leading immigration lawyers, in-house experts and former government officials on the top issues that employers should focus on to attract and retain international executives...more
Several federal agencies rely on search warrants to gather evidence in support of their law enforcement efforts. If you have received a search warrant from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement...more
Federal indictments were unsealed recently against four managers, supervisors, and human resources personnel at Mississippi-based poultry processing plants as a result of an ongoing criminal investigation into company hiring...more
On August 7, 2019, more than 600 agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided several companies across Mississippi. With the help of the local district attorney’s office, these raids resulted in the...more
Government agencies apparently believe that expertise from blockchain analytic firms is required to assist with investigating illicit activities such as tax evasion, money laundering, terrorist financing, and drug markets. ...more
Last October, Thomas Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced that 2018 would see a significant increase in worksite related investigations. He pledged a four-fold increase in...more
The health care industry accounts for the largest segment of the U.S. labor market and, as such, is positioned for heightened scrutiny from federal agencies tasked with regulating and enforcing rules on employment. That...more
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
It has been fewer than 100 days since Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States of America. In this short time, there has been a flurry of immigration-related activity, which has caused the national...more
his is the third in our series of posts meant to give General Counsel (and those who support and inform them) a quick overview of employment law issues they are likely to encounter. As we have noted in previous posts, the...more
The unannounced arrival of an investigator from a federal agency is an unwelcome business interruption which can be a drain on productive time and arouse collective anxiety in your business environment. Effective management...more
Although Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently eased off of its record pace for commencing new I-9 inspections, employers can take no comfort. ICE continues to use these inspections as a key enforcement tool...more
Investigations and audits of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are steeply on the rise, and the Obama administration is promising to keep the heat on employers in the coming year. ...more