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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a second False Claims Act (FCA) settlement this year involving violations of employment eligibility verification requirements – underscoring that government contractors...more
E-Verify is back online. After a brief period of unavailability due to the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) E-Verify program has resumed operations. The E-Verify system, which is...more
As the US federal government shutdown enters its ninth day, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the E-Verify system is now operational. Employers that participate in E-Verify and were unable...more
E-Verify, the government’s online system that enables employers to verify employment eligibility for new hires, was temporarily unavailable due to the government shutdown. However, E‑Verify has resumed operations and is back...more
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that E-Verify has resumed normal operations although the government shutdown is continuing. Employers should promptly resume normal verification procedures and take the...more
Without notice, E-Verify appeared back online late on the evening of Oct. 7, 2025. As of 2:00 p.m. (ET) on Oct. 8, 2025, E-Verify is still online and appears fully operable. Employers can resume submitting cases. The...more
After trying to keep the system up despite the government shutdown, on October 1, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended E-Verify services. October 7, the system was brought back online. It is unclear how...more
The federal E-Verify system operated by the Department of Homeland Security became unavailable midday Oct. 1, 2025, following the government shutdown. While E-Verify appears to be back up and running as of 11 a.m. ET on Oct....more
Employers awoke yesterday morning to news of a federal government shutdown, prompting immediate concern over employment authorization compliance. Chief among those concerns: the availability of E-Verify....more
Employers are required to verify that new hires are authorized to work in the US – and E-Verify offers a quick way to accomplish this task. The program, which matches I-9 data with the information in various government...more
The Trump administration has announced an expansion of immigration enforcement in the Chicago area, including additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents, and...more
On August 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed a district court’s order postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepalese nationals. The U.S. Department of...more
Reports of federal immigration agents entering tribal lands without recognizing valid tribal identification have prompted urgent concerns for tribal employers nationwide. In early 2025, ICE enforcement actions in tribal...more
BLOG OVERVIEW: Employers are facing difficult challenges in order to ensure compliance with Form I-9 requirements. Complex record keeping requirements, the prevalence of remote work, increased enforcements, and the potential...more
Employers enrolled in E-Verify will now be required to generate Status Change Reports identifying employees whose work permits have been terminated due to changes in temporary status protections or other similar programs. In...more
On June 20, 2025, the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced a new functionality of E-Verify called a Status Change Report. The announcement instructs E-Verify employers to regularly log in to...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
The Supreme Court just cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Venezuelans, putting hundreds of thousands of workers at risk of losing legal authorization to...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
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
Within the first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, more than 85 executive orders and actions concerning immigration were signed. Among these were a series of orders and actions intended to significantly...more
Immigration enforcement has quickly become a pressing issue for employers in the first few weeks of the Trump administration, and many companies are re-evaluating their policies, reviewing their I-9 compliance and preparing...more
The initial weeks of President Donald Trump's second term have seen the administration enact several significant new immigration policies that have immediate implications for employers across the United States. Understanding...more
Introduction - Since President Trump’s inauguration, the administration has underscored its commitment to prioritizing immigration enforcement. This shift includes an increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...more
President Trump issued an unprecedented number of executive orders in his first week in office. In our previous update on January 27, we discussed the orders directing the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion...more