On September 8, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rule mandating E-Verify use by certain federal contractors and subcontractors became effective. The E-Verify program, a partnership of the DHS and the Social Security Administration (SSA), is an internet-based system that allows employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees, regardless of [...]

Today, August, 6, 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has announced an overhaul of the current immigration detention system. Currently, when foreign nationals are arrested for immigration violations or other offenses that affect their immigration status, they are detained in one of over 350 decentralized, penal institutions. The institutions are either jails operated by [...]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (‘˜ICE’) has launched a new effort to audit the Form I-9 employment eligibility verification records of businesses nationwide. According to the Los Angeles Times, ICE issued audit notices to more than 650 businesses around the nation on July 1, 2009.

The Department of Homeland Security announced on June 3, 2009 that the effective date of the new rule mandating E-Verify use by certain federal contractors and subcontractors has been delayed again.

On April 22, 2009, House Bill 2028 was introduced by U.S. Representatives Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). H.R. 2028, the New Employee Verification Act (NEVA), would replace the government’s current E-Verify program with the Electronic Employment Verification System (EEVS). The E-Verify program, a partnership of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the [...]

As I have written in earlier blog posts, the Department of Homeland Security‘s (“DHS”) new I-9 form is on schedule for implementation on April 3, 2009. The I-9 form is used by employers to verify employment eligibility. The most notable change with the new form is that employers will no longer be able to accept [...]