President-elect Donald Trump has vowed “to carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history”, promising to declare a national emergency and deploy the military for enforcement. Building on the policies...more
On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), in a 5-4 ruling, agreed with the State of Kansas that it could use the state’s identity theft statutes to prosecute three separate criminal cases where the...more
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has begun issuing "no-match" letters to employers informing them of employees whose Social Security numbers on W-2 forms do not match SSA records. ...more
The California Supreme Court has decided to hear a case that could impact the ability of undocumented workers to collect back wages or sue employers for discrimination in California, and may prove instructive in other courts...more
E-Verify, a semi-voluntary online program by which employers can confirm the identity and work authorization of workers as they are hired, is being programmed to "lock out" social security numbers (SSNs) that have been...more
This month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new enhancement to its E-Verify system aimed at combating identity fraud by identifying and deterring fraudulent use of Social Security Numbers (SSN)...more