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

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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

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IRS and ICE Memorandum of Understanding Will Drive Tax Payroll Audits and Investigations

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In a lawsuit filed by not-for-profit corporations serving Latino immigrants against the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and IRS, court filings have revealed that the IRS and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Securing Our Borders (Trump EO Tracker)

This Order directs the construction of temporary and permanent physical barriers at the southern border of the United States and all appropriate action to deploy permanent sufficient personnel along the southern border to...more

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ICE Enforcement Actions Taken in Trump 2.0’s First Two Months

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With so much going on in the first two months of Trump’s second term (Trump 2.0), this is a good time to review what has and has not happened in the world of worksite enforcement – ICE I-9 audits, ICE raids, and...more

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Workplace Immigration Update: March 10 Edition

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The initial months 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

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How the Trump 2.0 Immigration Policy Will Impact Tech Employers

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The breakneck speed with which the new Trump administration has implemented changes to the nation’s immigration policy and various federal government agencies has certainly caused confusion for many employers. No industry has...more

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USCIS to Establish Alien Registration Form and Process for Undocumented Immigrants

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USCIS has announced that it is establishing a new form and process by which undocumented immigrants may register pursuant to section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. § 1302) and a Jan. 20, 2025,...more

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The Top 5 Things to Keep in Mind While Cooperating with an ICE or FDNS Visit

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Immigration authorities have several functions that may bring them to a business to conduct immigration and employment-related investigations. As the government prioritizes these investigative functions, it is important for...more

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A Whirlwind Start: Employers’ Recap of First 21 Days of the Trump Administration

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President Donald Trump is just 21 days into his second term in office, but you might already be struggling to keep up with the number of changes and policy shifts coming from the new administration. While new presidents are...more

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Immigration Enforcement FAQs for K-12 Schools in New Trump Era

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Massive policy shifts and executive action from the White House in the early days of the new Trump administration necessitate that K-12 school administrators proactively prepare for interactions with immigration authorities...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

President Trump Signs Laken Riley Act into Law: What This Means for Immigration Enforcement

On January 29, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which substantially widens the government’s authority with respect to immigration enforcement. The Law - The new law institutes two separate changes...more

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President Trump’s Immigration-Related Executive Orders: Potential Impact on Employers

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Following his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued a number of immigration-related Executive Orders (EOs) sure to have impact on employers and their business operations. So far, the focus in the media has...more

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What to Do If ICE Comes to Your Workplace?

With the return of more aggressive immigration policies under the administration of President Trump, now is a critical time for employers to ensure they are in compliance with immigration laws and have taken steps to protect...more

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Detention Bill ‘Laken Riley Act’ Heads for President’s Signature

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The Laken Riley Act is the first bill that will come to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature as the 47th President. Passed with bipartisan support, the bill: Mandates the detention and possible deportation of...more

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Seattle Federal Judge Enjoins Enforcement of EO Banning Birthright Citizenship

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On Jan. 23, 2025, in a suit filed in the U.S. District Court in Seattle by the attorneys-general of Washington State, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon to overturn President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) banning birthright...more

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Trump Takes Swift Immigration Action: What Employers Need to Know

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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

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Preparing for a Future ICE Storm? Steps Employers Can Take to Prepare for Expected Increase in Immigration Enforcement

With each new presidential administration, prognosticators attempt to forecast coming enforcement priorities. President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House is no exception, and theories abound regarding the manner...more

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President Biden’s Parole in Place Initiative and DACA: Key November 2024 Developments

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The Keeping Families Together initiative, implemented by the Biden administration on Aug. 19, 2024, allowed certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to remain in the U.S. through "Parole in Place,"...more

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Stay Extended by Texas Court to Sept. 23 for Approval of Keeping Families Together Parole

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On September 4, 2024, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, signed an Order denying the Motion of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lift his prior Order...more

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Judge Temporarily Pauses Parole in Place Program for Undocumented Spouses and Stepchildren

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After the Parole in Place Program (“Keeping Families Together”) went into effect on August 19, 2024, sixteen State Attorneys General filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) et. al. The...more

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New DHS Parole Policy for Long-Term Undocumented Spouses, Stepchildren

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Aug. 19, 2024, DHS posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice implementing the “Keeping Families Together” process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. “Keeping...more

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New Green Card Option for Undocumented Spouse or Stepchild of U.S. Citizen

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The Biden administration has issued a regulation exercising its discretion to use "parole in place" to create a path to the green card within the U.S. for certain foreign nationals: (a) who illegally entered the U.S. only...more

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Parole in Place for U.S. Citizens’ Spouses: What (Little) We Know Before August 19 Start

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to keep spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens in suspense regarding the process and requirements for filings that may be made on Monday, August 19, 2024, for...more

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Immigration Law Update: New Actions to Promote Family Unity

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On June 18, 2024, the US Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced new efforts “consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment” to promote family unity in the US immigration process. The Department...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

New immigration initiatives may help undocumented spouses, “Dreamers”

The White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently announced two new immigration initiatives. One provides a way for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and their children to obtain permanent resident status...more

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