Immigration

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.

USCIS makes update to policy manual regarding Child Status Protection Act

08/25/2025

The new guidance applies to requests filed on or after August 15, 2025.