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The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office has told 1,000 employers across the country the agency will audit their hiring records to determine compliance with employment eligibility verification laws. These Notices of Inspection (NOIs) often request not only I-9 documentation, but payroll records, copies of immigration filings, copies of Social Security…

USCIS has began accepting the revised version of the Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Form I-129 (dated November 23, 2010). The new version of the form requires employers petitioning for H-1B, H-1B1, L-1 and O-1A nonimmigrants to make specific attestations related to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Approximately $50 million in financial sanctions for worksite enforcement violations were imposed by the federal government in fiscal year (FY) 2010, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton. The agencies announced record-breaking immigration enforcement results that reflect the aggressive stance taken under…

USCIS has released its new E-Verify User Manuals for Employers, Employer E-Verify Agents, and Federal Contractors. E-Verify is the online verification system that complements I-9 employment eligibility review and allows employers to check the legality of their workforce. The manuals provide guidance for employers enrolled in E-Verify. The new manuals reflect recent changes to the…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has served more than 500 Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to U.S. companies over the past week. According to the agency, allegations that employers are hiring unauthorized workers and paying employees unfair wages or otherwise exploiting workers set off this latest round of inspection notices.

With this move, ICE furthers its…

In a blow to employers, a federal district court has upheld a USCIS memorandum that set out factors to determine whether an employer-employee relationship existed for H-1B nonimmigrant visa petition adjudication purposes.

The case was brought by an IT staffing firm that, along with other IT staffing firms and trade associations, challenged the validity of…

On August 9, 2010, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended its regulatory definition of “dependents” for A or G principal aliens to include, in addition to spouses and unmarried sons and daughters, those who are not related to the principal alien by blood, marriage or adoption.
Previously, DHS regulations allowed only the following…

The scorching Texas summer is not the only heat Texas employers are feeling these days. According to a recent article in the Houston Chronicle, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hit 23 Texas companies with civil fines exceeding $600,000 for hiring unauthorized workers, failing to comply with regulatory employment verification requirements, or…

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a challenge to the state of Arizona’s recently passed immigration law, S.B. 1070, in federal court.

The Arizona law, called the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act and scheduled to take effect on July 29, is already the target of at least five other lawsuits filed…