Category: Immigration

Under New E-Verify Status Change Report, Employers Must Monitor Revoked Work Authorizations

E-Verify has introduced a new Status Change Report that shifts responsibility to employers to proactively monitor revoked Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). U.S. employers are responsible for ensuring that all their employees are authorized to work in the United States. They typically accomplish this through Form I-9 — and for federal contractors, through E-Verify. Employees may present various documents to prove...

Massive Reconciliation Bill Includes Several Provisions of Interest to Employers

On July 4, President Trump signed H.R. 1, nicknamed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” into law. The massive reconciliation bill includes several provisions that may interest employers. These include: Creation of a new type of individual retirement account, called a Trump Account, that allows employers to contribute up to $2,500 per year without tax consequences to employees; Extension and...

Trump Administration Travel Ban: Impact on Employers

A White House proclamation imposing full and partial entry bans for nationals from 19 countries could disrupt American employers’ hiring and retention of foreign workers. The proclamation took effect June 9. Full entry bans apply to 12 countries, and partial restrictions apply to seven countries. The full bans apply to Afghanistan, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya,...

FY 2026 H-1B Visa Lottery Sees Decrease in Registrations

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reported a decrease in registrations for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B lottery compared with last year, continuing a trend observed in the FY 2025 lottery. Eligible registrations dropped significantly from 758,994 in FY 2024 to 470,342 in FY 2025 to 343,981 in FY 2026. This year marks the lowest number of registrations since the first...

USCIS Alerts Employers of an E-Verify System Error Impacting Mismatch Cases

A technical glitch in the E-Verify system may require some employers to create a new E-Verify case for employees who received a final nonconfirmation. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services alerted employers on May 19 that a system error caused some Social Security Administration (SSA) tentative nonconfirmation (mismatch) cases that were referred between April 9 and May 5 to incorrectly receive...

USCIS Makes Minor Revisions to Form I-9

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a new version of Form I-9 with minor, nonsubstantive changes. The new I-9 can be used immediately, but prior versions of the I-9 can still be used until they expire, USCIS has announced. The new version of the Form I-9 carries an edition date of 01/20/25 and an expiration date of 05/31/2027. Two...

New CWC Guide to ICE I-9 Audits and Workplace Raids

In light of the Trump Administration’s focus on immigration enforcement, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its guide to I-9 audits and immigration-related workplace raids. CWC’s guide is intended to help members prepare for and respond to audits and workplace raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The 1986 Immigration Reform and...

CWC Publishes Updated “Form I-9” Process Outline Resource

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its resource entitled Outline of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Process. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires employers to verify the identity and work authorization of all their new hires. Failure to verify new hires or knowingly hiring unauthorized workers subjects an employer to substantial...