On 27 August 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published new guidance for E-Verify employers regarding Employment Authorization Document (EAD) revocations. This new guidance provides clarity for employers in light of recent DHS activity whereby individuals were notified that their parole-based EADs, such as (category (c)(11)), were being terminated.
Now, when DHS revokes an employee’s EAD, E-Verify will alert employers who previously created a case with that authorization document. However, the new guidance provides that EADs that have been revoked will no longer appear in Case Alerts on E-Verify, and instead, employers should regularly generate the Status Change Report to identify E-Verify cases that may have been created with an EAD that may now be revoked.
In the event that an employee that has an EAD revoked in E-Verify, employers must not terminate an individual’s employment solely based on the E-Verify notice. Instead, employers are required to first re-verify work authorization in Section 3 of Form I-9 with another valid document.
- Employers should also ensure that they: Complete the reverifications within a reasonable amount of time.
- Maintain proper records to demonstrate compliance with the reverification process.
- Train HR/I-9 staff to monitor E-Verify case updates and respond promptly.
Why This Matters
Failure to follow the new re-verification process could result in non-compliance with federal requirements.
Employers should visit USCIS’s official publication here for more detailed information on the reverification process.
