In a lawsuit filed by not-for-profit corporations serving Latino immigrants against the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and IRS, court filings have revealed that the IRS and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting...more
4/22/2025
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Immigration Procedures ,
IRS ,
ITIN ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Payroll Records ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Popular ,
Undocumented Immigrants
President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025, issued various immigration-related Executive Orders (EOs) and presidential actions that could have an immediate and lasting impact on Latin American countries. President Trump's...more
2/3/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Policy ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Latin America ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Retaliation ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
The latest U.S. Department of the Treasury Report reflects that a record 6,047 individuals expatriated during the first three quarters of 2020. This compares to the previous annual record…...more
As the government shutdown potentially moves into a second month, many government contractors who are not receiving payment from the Federal Government may soon encounter the issue of what to do with employees they can no...more
1/18/2019
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Government Shutdown ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
USCIS ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Sept. 28, 2017, that the newly formed Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against an agricultural producer headquartered...more
9/29/2017
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Agricultural Workers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-2A ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Job Applicants ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Temporary Employees ,
Visas ,
Work Visas