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FinCEN Joint Advisory Adds Financial-Activity Dimension to Employer Worksite Compliance Considerations

By Michael H. Neifach & Amy L. Peck on August 18, 2026

Posted in Compliance and Enforcement, Fees and Penalties, I-9 and E-Verify, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Interagency Coordination

Takeaways

New joint FinCEN advisory identifies payroll, tax, and labor-contractor practices that may be associated with unauthorized employment and related fraud.
Employers using staffing companies and labor contractors should evaluate those relationships in light of the advisory’s red-flag indicators.
The advisory particularly emphasizes agriculture, construction, domestic service, hospitality, and staffing.

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement…

ICE Using Travel Data to Target Visa Overstays at Domestic Airports: Employer Considerations

By Michael H. Neifach on August 3, 2026

Posted in Asylum / Refugee, B Visa, Compliance and Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), EADs, Green Cards, I-9 and E-Verify, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Interagency Coordination, Travel (General), Trump Administration, TSA, US Immigration

Federal immigration authorities reportedly are using domestic air travel information to locate and arrest noncitizens suspected of overstaying their authorized periods of admission.

Authorities have made at least 27 arrests of noncitizens suspected of overstay at airports in at least nine states across the country, from California to Virginia, according to an ABC News report.

Federal Court Vacates TPS Terminations for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua; DHS Separately Ends Somalia TPS

By Minnie Fu & Manda Brefo on January 15, 2026

Posted in EADs, Humanitarian Programs, I-9 and E-Verify, Immigration Litigation, Interagency Coordination, TPS, Trump Administration, US Immigration, USCIS

On Dec. 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decisions to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal, finding that the terminations violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The court concluded that DHS failed to conduct an objective assessment of…

New EEOC Guidance Aligns with DOL’s H-1B ‘Project Firewall,’ Stresses Foreign Worker Preferences Can Be a Form of ‘National Origin’ Discrimination

By Michael Bergman, Amy L. Peck & Otieno B. Ombok on December 9, 2025

Posted in Compliance and Enforcement, Department of Labor, Fees and Penalties, H-1B, Immigration Litigation, Interagency Coordination, Temporary (Non-immigrant) Work Visas, Trump Administration, US Immigration, USCIS

DOL’s Recently Launched “Project Firewall” Increases Employer Risks + Penalties for H-1B Practices

By Michael Bergman, Amy L. Peck & Otieno B. Ombok on December 5, 2025

Posted in Compliance and Enforcement, Department of Labor, Fees and Penalties, H-1B, Interagency Coordination, Temporary (Non-immigrant) Work Visas, Trump Administration, US Immigration, USCIS

Takeaways

The launch of Project Firewall signals the current administration’s tougher, more restrictive stance on high-skilled immigration.
Key aspects of the enforcement initiative include increased investigations, interagency coordination, greater employer accountability and intent to protect American workers.
Employers should review their H-1B policies and practices now.

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched…

Higher Enforcement Activity Expected After DOL-EEOC Partnership Agreement

By Michael H. Neifach & Thomas L. Petriccione on October 24, 2023

Posted in Citizenship, Compliance and Enforcement, Department of Labor, Fees and Penalties, H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, Interagency Coordination, PERM, Temporary (Non-immigrant) Work Visas

The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have announced they will be collaborating and sharing information to improve their enforcement efforts.

Based upon a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the agencies are “forming this partnership to encourage greater coordination between them through information sharing, joint investigations, training and outreach.” This…

DHS Proposes Fee of $10 to File H-1B Petition

By Amy L. Peck on September 4, 2019

Posted in Executive Orders, H-1B, Interagency Coordination, USCIS

DHS has proposed a fee of $10 per H-1B petition. The agency considers this to be an “appropriate, nominal fee” to recover some costs involved.

In January 2019, DHS published the rule establishing an H-1B electronic registration system. At that time, no fee was proposed, but the “door was left open.” In mid-August, DHS announced…

Have Unpaid Taxes? IRS Warns May Lose U.S. Passport

By Meredith K. Stewart on August 5, 2018

Posted in Department of State, Interagency Coordination, Trump Administration

The IRS is reminding taxpayers to pay their taxes or face possible loss of their U.S. passports.

In partnership with the IRS, the Department of State (DOS) may deny passport applications, renewals, or even revoke passports of individuals with “seriously delinquent tax debts.” This is based on a section of an infrastructure bill, the Fixing…

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