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Supreme Court Backs Trump’s Plan to Terminate Work Authorizations for Over 500,000 Foreign Nationals: 5 Steps for CHNV Parole...

Fisher Phillips on 6/4/2025

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate the humanitarian parole program giving approximately 532,000 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela the right to hold work...more

SCOTUS Unravels 2023 TPS for Venezuela: Employers Await USCIS Guidance

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/27/2025

In a pivotal immigration development, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has effectively granted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) permission to proceed with the termination of the 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...more

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Protected Status for Venezuelans – What Employers Should Do Now

Fisher Phillips on 5/20/2025

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

Court Halts TPS Termination for Venezuelans: Relief (and Uncertainty) for Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/4/2025

On March 31, 2025, Federal Judge Edward M. Chen of the Northern District of California issued a stay on the Trump administration’s revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the United States....more

USCIS Announces Registration Period for FY2026 H-1B Visa Lottery

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on 2/10/2025

On February 5, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the H-1B lottery process will open at noon ET on March 7, 2025 and will run through noon ET on...more

Workplace Immigration Update: February 7 Edition

Fisher Phillips on 2/7/2025

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

Countdown to Chaos? The 540-Day EAD Extension in Legislative Crosshairs

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/6/2025

If you have been following immigration news and are wondering how changes in Washington might affect your workforce, you are not alone. Senate Joint Resolution 8 (S.J. Res. 8) in the 119th Congress aims to undo a USCIS...more

Executive Orders Give First Insight into Trump Administration Immigration Priorities

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/22/2025

On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued multiple immigration-related Executive Orders focusing on border security, rolling back humanitarian programs, increased vetting of visa applicants, and an attempt to end...more

[Webinar] Navigating I-9 Compliance in a Trump Era of Enforcement - December 11th, 12:00 pm EST

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 11/27/2024

Join industry leaders Bill Riley, Morgan Bailey, and John Shofi as they share actionable insights and strategies to help your organization prepare for an anticipated increase in government worksite enforcement actions under...more

New Form I-9 Required by November 1 for New Hires and Reverifications

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/2/2023

Starting November 1, 2023, employers must use a new version of the Form I‑9 to verify the employment eligibility of their employees. The new form, with an edition date of 08/01/23, is reduced to one page from two pages....more

What All K-12 Schools Need to Know About Immigration: New Form I-9 and Work Visa Options for Teachers

Fisher Phillips on 9/26/2023

Immigration compliance remains a critical requirement for K-12 schools across the country. Not only do all schools need to ensure they comply with new I-9 rules and procedures, but many also have grown to rely on foreign...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

Update: New Form I-9 and Rule for Remote Inspection of Documents

Fenwick & West LLP on 8/7/2023

Effective August 1, 2023, employers participating in E-Verify in good standing have the option to conduct remote inspections of Form I-9 documents, pursuant to the federal Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new rule....more

DHS Releases New Form I-9 and Video Verification Procedure: Guidance and Checklists for Busy Employers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/4/2023

On August 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) released a new Form I-9. The previous one was issued in 2019 and expires on October 31, 2023. In addition, DHS recently announced enhanced remote...more

DHS Introduces Alternative Remote I-9 Verification Procedure and New Form I-9

Perkins Coie on 8/3/2023

While recent changes to the I-9 process may affect select employers, the release of a new I-9 form will present changes to all employers. Qualifying employers are able to utilize an alternative verification procedure to...more

Changes to I-9 Documentation Review Procedure for Qualified Employers; Release of New Edition of Form I-9

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/1/2023

Alternative I-9 Documentation Review Procedure Available to Qualified Employers Registered With E-Verify - In the Federal Register published on July 25, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of...more

I-9 News: New Form Version and Live Video I-9 Inspection for E-Verify Employers

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 8/1/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers must use Form I‑9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of their employees....more

DHS Announces New I-9 Form and New Limited Remote I-9 Verification

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/31/2023

On July 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new version of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. The new version of the...more

DHS Rule Will Permit Remote I-9 Authorizations on a Permanent Basis

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 7/26/2023

The United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has issued a final rule that will permit certain employers to remotely verify I-9 employment authorization documents on a permanent basis beginning August 1, 2023....more

Summer Doldrums? Not for Human Resources Teams and I-9s!

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 7/26/2023

I don’t think the word “doldrums” is used very much anymore, but I do remember it vividly from when I was a child. It was predominantly used in connection to the lazy hazy days of summer when things were hotter than heck and...more

DHS Announces New Form I-9 and Remote Verification for E-Verify Employers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/25/2023

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced on July 21, 2023 they will publish a revised version of Form I-9 on August 1, 2023. DHS also announced an enhanced remote verification flexibility using video for E-Verify...more

USCIS Updates Guidance for “Compelling Circumstances” EADs – Key Takeaways and a Call for Reform

Dickinson Wright on 6/30/2023

On June 14, 2023, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance to address eligibility criteria and standards for employment authorization involving compelling circumstances. Such policy...more

Sunsetting of Form I-9 Flexibilities

Quarles & Brady LLP on 6/6/2023

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the termination of temporary Form I-9 flexibilities that were put into place in response to challenges of in-person document examination during the COVID-19...more

I-9 Record-Keeping and the End of Covid-19 Flexibilities

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 6/6/2023

This Client Alert is to Notify MVA Clients who are Employers that Certain Pandemic Era Policies are Ending. During the pandemic, DHS implemented an inspection deferral policy. Under this policy, employers with employees...more

ICE Announces July and August Deadlines for Employers: Preparing for the DHS Planned Sunset of the COVID Pandemic Remote I-9...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/26/2023

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced on May 4, 2023 a planned end to the COVID-19 remote I-9 flexibility. The flexibility ends on July 31 and prior pandemic I-9s must be remediated by Aug 30, 2023. Therefore,...more

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