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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

E-Verify is Back in Operation, but Post-Shutdown Delays and Concerns Remain

Littler on 1/30/2019

E-Verify, the electronic immigration system that employers use to confirm employees’ eligibility to work in the United States, has resumed operation. E-Verify was unavailable during the longest federal government shutdown in...more

Federal Government Shutdown Effect on Employers

FordHarrison on 1/16/2019

The U.S. Antideficiency Act calls for a partial government shutdown when Congress fails to appropriate annual funds to agencies. ...more

E-Verify Procedures During the Government Shutdown

Littler on 1/15/2019

When the federal government partially shut down on December 22, 2018, so did E-Verify, the online system for verifying a new hire’s eligibility to work. Employers that are obligated to or have chosen to use E-Verify have...more

Impact of the 2019 Government Shutdown on Immigration

Stinson LLP on 1/9/2019

As Congress and the Trump Administration have been unable to pass a federal spending bill due to the stalemate related to funding of the Southern border wall and border security, the federal government has temporarily shut...more

Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 19

Clark Hill PLC on 7/31/2017

House Passes Spending Bill That Includes Over $1 Billion in Border-Wall Funding: The House passed a $788 billion spending bill that combines a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump's controversial border wall...more

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