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Immigration

Federal court upholds $100K visa fee; appeal fast-tracked

01/20/2026
Back in September, President Trump issued a proclamation setting a new $100,000 visa fee for foreign workers under the H-1B visa classification. The $100K fee may deter some smaller employers from hiring foreign workers despite a need for such workers when few citizens or legal residents with the required skills exist in the domestic labor market.

ICE at the door? Court provides new reason to deny entry

12/15/2025
Immigration laws require employers to cooperate by making sure employees have the proper documentation when hired and moving forward. But those laws set standards for how ICE can gain entry to non-public areas of your business.

End of automatic visa extensions makes I-9 compliance more difficult

11/10/2025
Effective Oct. 30, USCIS is no longer granting automatic extensions. That means your employees can no longer legally work unless they submitted their renewal requests by Oct. 30.

Updated H-B1 visa rules offer clarification

11/03/2025
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced updated guidance regarding the new $100,000 fee for employers who want to sponsor workers under the H-1B visa program.

Download old E-Verify records by Jan. 4

10/27/2025
E-Verify announced that employers have until Jan. 4, 2026, to download records for E-Verify cases last updated on or before Dec. 31, 2015. On Jan. 5, 2026, USCIS will dispose of these E-Verify records that are more than 10 years old.

E-Verify back online: What employers need to do now

10/14/2025
The E-Verify system, temporarily unavailable during the first week of the government shutdown, resumed operations on Oct. 9. U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services offered guidelines for employers on handling new hires who came on when the service was offline.

Government shutdown impacts hiring and I-9 process

10/06/2025
With the government shutdown that began at midnight Oct. 1, some services may be temporarily unavailable. That includes the use of the E-Verify system for employers that participate.

DHS announces more H-1B changes

09/29/2025
In addition to a new fee of $100,000 for each visa, DHS says it is changing the way it allocates those visas via its lottery system.

DOL announces Project Firewall to investigate employer visa abuse

09/29/2025
The program targets H-1B visas that have historically been issued to bring highly skilled foreign workers into the U.S. to fill open positions that employers have been unable to recruit U.S. citizens or permanent residents to take.

DHS final rule expands USCIS immigration authority

09/22/2025
Essentially, the new rule will allow greater immigration enforcement by designating more agents authorized to conduct criminal investigations and arrests, acting as a force multiplier.