[Editor's Note: Today’s article is courtesy of Alan Gordon, Managing Attorney at Alan Gordon Immigration Law based in Charlotte, North Carolina.] A key component of the immigration reform proposal is implementation of the E-Verify system nationwide. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through its enforcement agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), continues to actively [...]
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is courtesy of Josie Gonzalez, Partner at Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez.] On April 26, 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) created a paperless admission process, eliminating the issuance of a paper card (I-94) that has, until recently, been attached to the foreign passport at time of entry, documenting the individual’s [...]
With congressional focus on the E-Verify System becoming mandatory in the future, both critics and proponents are out in full force spreading their messages. The Washington Post featured an article on Monday, June 3rd, about E-Verify, citing many criticisms of the system. While the critics have been vocal about the challenges the E-Verify System currently [...]
When USCIS finally released the revised Form I-9 in March, our readers weren’t shy in expressing how they felt about the potential impact of the revised new Form I-9 on their business practices. In a recent poll conducted on this site, the results were quite interesting. Business as Usual An overwhelming majority of readers selected [...]
Although Congress is busying itself with hearings on E-Verify, the most pressing issues from our readers appear to be I-9 related. I’ve compiled the top 10 questions most often asked by our webinar attendees and blog readers. This is a great starting place for many who are new to Form I-9 compliance and a good [...]
[Editor’s Note: Today’s blog is authored by Bruce E. Buchanan, an Attorney at the Nashville Office of Siskind Susser, P.C.] Although most of the headlines talk about immigration reform, it’s business –as-usual at the Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), which issued three decisions involving restaurants in March 2013 severely reduced ICE’s proposed penalties. [...]
With all the discussions about the Senate’s immigration bill S.744, it’s hard to keep track of substance from chatter. Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee began marking up the long bill. In the meantime, I’ve dug up a few provisions that gives employers reasons to cheer (though not too loudly). Last summer, when the Department [...]
