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The Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 is a form issued by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services to verify the identity and employment eligibility of workers within the United States. U.S. Employers must require all employees, both citizens and non-citizens, to complete an I-9 and present supporting documentation, such as a passport or green card. less -

Employers Must Adapt to Worksite Raid Surge: Sanctuary Cities Face Intensified Enforcement Efforts

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/23/2025

Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, has announced a significant escalation in the administration’s interior immigration enforcement strategy to increase deportation of undocumented immigrants. The initiative...more

Trump Takes Swift Immigration Action: What Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 1/21/2025

In the hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as President, his administration started taking immediate action to reshape the country’s immigration policies – and employers need to pay attention given the impact these changes...more

Use Of E-Verify To Become Mandatory In Florida On July 1, 2023

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 5/26/2023

On May 10, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718, which significantly impacts employers with operations in Florida. All U.S. employers, public and private, with over 25 employees in Florida must properly...more

What Does the End of Title 42 and I-9 Flexibility Mean for Employers?

Littler on 5/16/2023

U.S. immigration policy and the Biden administration’s response to the ongoing migration crisis have been hot topics in the news. We break down potential considerations for employers as the pandemic-era immigration policy...more

What Happens During an ICE Audit?

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 11/2/2022

Here’s what to expect following a Notice of Inspection (NOI). Since the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) was passed in 1986, employers in the United States have been required to verify candidates’ employment...more

The Immigration Civil War: Differences Between the States on E-Verify and Worker Protection

Fisher Phillips on 7/6/2021

When most employers think about immigration compliance, they usually assume that employment-based immigration is solely a federal concern. While many are familiar with federal programs that in effect “deputize” local law...more

The Slippery Road Toward Immigration Reform Under President Biden: Beware of ICE!

Fisher Phillips on 5/26/2021

President Biden has proposed sweeping changes to U.S. immigration law, contained in the pending U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. This piece of proposed legislation, as introduced into Congress by the bill’s lead sponsors, Sen....more

The Undoing Of Trump’s Immigration Agenda: Biden Unveils Series Of Immigration Reforms

Fisher Phillips on 1/27/2021

One day is all it took for the Biden-Harris administration to repudiate the Trump-era crackdown on immigration. By issuing a series of Executive Actions, Presidential Memoranda, and Proclamations on January 20 and the days...more

Avoiding Unfair Documentary Practices in the I-9 Process

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 11/16/2020

The Justice Department announced on November 10, 2020 that it signed a settlement agreement with Fleetlogix Inc. (“Fleetlogix”) resolving claims that the company discriminated against work-authorized, non-U.S. citizens by...more

Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series: Episode 10

Burr & Forman on 9/22/2020

In Episode 10 of the Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series, Melissa discusses a topic that is oftentimes overlooked until a company is notified of a state or federal immigration audit, or when an issue involving employee status...more

Rise Of Imposter Claims for Unemployment

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/15/2020

The persistent problem of undocumented workers presenting plausible (but ultimately fraudulent) employment verification documents to employers has taken a new twist in the COVID-19 pandemic: a rise in imposter claims for...more

ICE Steps Up I-9 Inspections In Southern California Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Fisher Phillips on 3/17/2020

Many businesses already facing COVID-19 coronavirus-related threats to the bottom line are now besieged on another front as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ramped up the I-9 workplace inspections central to...more

Watching You Like a HAWKe: President Trump’s Proposed Budget Reveals Plans To Add Computer Systems to Automate the I-9 Inspection...

Fisher Phillips on 3/6/2020

It is no secret that President Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement efforts include dramatic increases in I-9 inspections and worksite investigations. In his most recent budget proposal, President Trump requested funds for...more

Federal Immigration Investigations Increase Dramatically

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 10/9/2019

Given an increase in federal investigations, employers in industries paying hourly wages should prepare now for I-9 audits and investigations to ensure compliance with federal immigration laws. Recent raids on seven...more

I-9 Compliance Update

Burr & Forman on 9/30/2019

On August 7, 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a raid of seven Mississippi food processing plants, arresting 680 employees suspected of working without...more

How to Manage an ICE Site Visit

Littler on 8/24/2019

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

ICE May Visit Your Company or University Campus – a Quick Checklist and Guidance

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/16/2019

Lately, ICE has been more active in making arrests of undocumented individuals. Statistically however, the number of arrests are very small and the “bark” is much bigger than the “bite.” Nonetheless, it is helpful for...more

Immigration Raids in Mississippi Send Wake Up Call to All Employers

Butler Snow LLP on 8/9/2019

Yesterday, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, raided several poultry and food processing plants in Mississippi, rounding up nearly 700 workers for immigration violations. The early morning raid of the Koch Foods...more

ICE Confirms Surge of I-9 Audits

Stinson LLP on 8/5/2019

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed in a news conference this week that it served more than 3,000 Notices of Inspection to businesses nationwide....more

Verify, Re-Verify, But Don’t Over-Verify: I-9 Compliance During an Era of Increased Enforcement

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 7/24/2019

HSI Increases I-9 Audits to Target Unauthorized Employment - In October 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, pledged to increase workplace enforcement...more

Answers To Employer Questions In Wake Of Threatened ICE Raids

Fisher Phillips on 7/16/2019

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) threatened to start to carry out a series of immigration raids this weekend seeking to identify and apprehend undocumented individuals – with some potentially occurring at the...more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") Audits: Are You Ready?

Stokes Wagner on 7/16/2019

As you may have heard, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) plans to begin the previously postponed raids across the country starting this Sunday (7/14/19). From what we can gather, ICE plans to target at least 10...more

Sanctuary Cities in the United States: Sinking or Swimming?

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 6/4/2019

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is one step closer to eliminating protections availed in so-called sanctuary cities....more

I-9 Self Audits

Burr & Forman on 1/16/2019

Recent ICE activity has demonstrated the importance of properly completing Form I-9 and the consequences that result from not doing so. One of the best ways for a company to feel confident upon receipt of an audit notice from...more

More Employers Were “ICED” in Fiscal Year 2018

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/18/2018

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) recently released statistics on its worksite enforcement activities for the federal fiscal year ending on September 30, 2018. It should surprise no one that worksite...more

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