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Navigating Job Loss on a Work Visa: Options for Foreign Workers Facing Termination in the U.S.

Buchalter on 7/7/2025

Understand the 60-Day Grace Period - The 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders begins on the last day worked, not the final day of severance pay. USCIS does not consider paid, non-working time as maintaining valid H-1B...more

DHS Shortens Deportation Protection Timeframe for Haitian Nationals – What Employers Need to Know About New TPS Designation Period

Fisher Phillips on 2/27/2025

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

ICE Raids and I-9 Audits: What You Need To Know If They Come Knocking

Cozen O'Connor on 1/22/2025

As noted by multiple media outlets, Donald Trump’s team released an aggressive slate of immigration executive orders. This anticipated immigration crackdown will have implications for people nationwide, including a package of...more

Navigating Compliance Risks Under the 2025 Trump Administration

Alston & Bird on 12/27/2024

Our Immigration Team provides key takeaways and steps employers can take to prepare for the expected rise in immigration enforcement under a second Trump Administration....more

Potential Government Shutdown: Immigration Consequences for Employers and their Foreign Employees

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/27/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: If Congress cannot resolve funding issues by 11:59 pm EST on September 30, 2023, resulting in a federal government shutdown, it will have a ripple effect on employers, both large and small, with an impact...more

USCIS to Revert to 180-day EAD Automatic Extension Starting October 26, 2023

Burr & Forman on 9/6/2023

On May 4, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued a rule temporarily increasing the Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) automatic extension period for certain renewal applicants. Under the temporary...more

USCIS Announces New Form I-9 and Remote Documentation Verification

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/24/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 21, 2023, that the agency will release a revised Form I-9 on August 1, 2023. Employers will be required to use the new version of Form I-9 on or before...more

Form I-9 Flexibilities Extended to 2023 and New I-9 Form Details

Stevens & Lee on 10/17/2022

On October 11, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the Form I-9 flexibilities surrounding remote inspection of required I-9 employee documents to...more

USCIS Expands Automatic Employment Authorization Extensions and Nonimmigrant Categories Eligible to Work Incident to Status

Burr & Forman on 1/5/2022

Employment Authorization Document (EAD) processing times have been severely delayed in recent years, rendering certain dependent nonimmigrants temporarily ineligible to work and causing gaps in some U.S. employers’...more

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