Client Portals
The Trump administration has modified the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9, replacing “noncitizen authorized to work” with “alien authorized to work.” This change aligns with statutory language and reinstates the term…
Immigration enforcement has intensified under the Trump administration, prompting legal experts to advise employers—especially in construction, hospitality, and agriculture—to prepare for increased Form I-9 audits and ICE raids. Small businesses have been targeted,…
USCIS released a new Form I-9 dated January 20, 2025, valid through May 31, 2027, with updates aligning with policy changes, including language revisions and an updated DHS Privacy Notice. Previous August 1, 2023, editions remain valid. Employers using electronic I-9s…
Tennessee’s new immigration enforcement law mandates that employers verify the legal status of their workers through the E-Verify system, effective January 1, 2025. Companies with more than 6 employees must use this federal tool to ensure employees are legally…
Employers should prepare for increased immigration enforcement, including I-9 inspections and site visits, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intensifies its focus on unauthorized workers. Employers must ensure I-9 forms are properly completed, maintain…
As part of ongoing expansions, the E-Verify system now can check driver’s license data from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico for those using it through the “web” interface. The enhancement, which was made possible through a new partnership with…
The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly doubled the number of audits that it conducted during the entire 2017 fiscal year. In May, the agency’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit reported opening 3,510 worksite investigations in…
With an estimated 11 million undocumented individuals living in the United States, just about every industry employs foreign nationals without proper work authorization. The hospitality industry is especially prone to problems and ever since the Obama administration…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted workplace raids on 77 businesses in San Francisco, Sacramento and San Jose in February and in early January, nearly 100 7-Eleven stores were targeted in the largest immigration enforcement operation conducted…
Rep. Lamar Smith reintroduced the Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 3711, a bill that would require all employers to use E-Verify within two years. Smith believes that by expanding the E-Verify system, jobs will only go to legal workers. The Legal Workforce Act repeals the…