U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new revised version of Form I-9 on Monday, November 14, 2016. The previous editions of the Form (with “03/08/13” in the lower
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Form I-9 Audits
U.S. Employers Facing Increased Fines for Form I-9 Violations
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The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced significant increases in fines for immigration-related paperwork violations, in an interim final rule slated to take effect this fall. Harsher financial penalties come…
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Be Cautious When Conducting Internal I-9 Audits: Updated Guidance from USCIS and USDOJ
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The Justice Department’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices issued a new technical assistance letter, posted to their website Jan. 13, which updates a letter issued…
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ICE Imposes $2.25 Million in I-9 Civil Penalties on Employer
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Jeremey Foster writes:
In a recent case, a Washington state apple orchard was fined millions of dollars for failing an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) audit. The audit apparently revealed…
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E-Verify: USCIS To Lock SSNs That Appear To Have Been Used Fraudulently
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In November, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced an enhancement to the E-Verify program that will help combat identity fraud by identifying and deterring fraudulent use…
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ICE I-9 Penalties – Success in Hearings before OCAHO
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This is the first of a series of blogs in which will report on recent trends at The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), the agency responsible for…
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