ICE Extends Form I-9 Compliance Flexibility
On April 25th, 2022, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) again extended its Form I-9 compliance flexibility first announced in March 2021. The announcement follows the Department of...
View ArticleRule Temporarily Increases EAD Automatic Extension Period
On May 3rd, 2022, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a temporary final rule regarding Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), increasing its previous employment...
View ArticleDOL Initiative Finds H-2B Visa Program Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced that it recovered over $1 million in back wages for H-2B visa program violations. Between October 2019 and March...
View ArticleDHS Announces Proposed Changes to Form I-9 and Verification Process
Recently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced a proposed rule that would bring changes to Form I-9 and the verification process. Briefly, the proposed rule would allow for...
View ArticleDOL Announces Final Rule on H-2A Visa Program
On October 6th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to amend regulations that govern the H-2A visa program. In brief, the final rule improves the program’s application and...
View ArticleDHS Improves Deferred Action Process to Protect Migrant Worker Rights
This month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced improvements that would protect undocumented migrant worker rights by streamlining and expediting the deferred action request...
View ArticleICE, DHS to End Remote Form I-9 Verification Flexibilities
On May 4th, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminded employers that remote Form I-9 verification flexibilities will officially end on...
View ArticleUSCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Employment Authorization Documents
On June 14th, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released policy guidance on the eligibility criteria for applications for employment authorization documents in compelling...
View ArticleUSCIS Rolls Out New Form I-9, Electronic Verification Option
Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The revised form includes several notable improvements. One such improvement...
View ArticleAgencies Announce Plan to Protect Migrant Workers in the H-2B Program
On October 19th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),...
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