August 26, 2022
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Category: Immigration

USCIS Proposes Rule To Continue Remote I-9 Document Verification

In a positive response to written comments received by the agency, although short of what we would prefer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a proposed rule that would formalize the agency’s authority to implement “alternative options,” i.e., remote review options, for employers to use when verifying an employee’s identity or work authorization documentation on the Employment Eligibility...
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August 05, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

ICE Worksite Inspections Fell Drastically in FY 2021

According to enforcement statistics recently obtained by NT Lakis from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request we filed, the number of worksite immigration investigations conducted by ICE in fiscal year (FY) 2021 dropped dramatically, with only 627 investigations conducted as compared to 4,327 in FY 2020 and 7,734 in FY 2019,...
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June 10, 2022
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Category: Immigration

OFCCP Now Saying That Small AAPs Must Be Added to AAP-VI

NT Lakis, on behalf of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), has filed written comments with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in support of the agency’s proposed changes to the “Form I-9.” Our comments argue that the proposed changes should streamline the I-9 process as well as lessen paperwork burdens for employers. Our comments also urge USCIS, as part...
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May 13, 2022
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Category: Immigration

Immigration Update: USCIS Extends Form I-9 Remote Document Review Policy

In March of 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, began allowing employers with telework policies to remotely review new employees’ identity and employment authorization documentation when completing the Form I-9. Although the remote I-9 verification policy was set to expire on April 30,...
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April 15, 2022
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Category: Immigration

USCIS Proposes Changes to I-9 Form, Ends Expired ID Document Policy

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the employment eligibility verification requirements of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), has proposed revisions to the Form I-9, the form used by employers to record documentation presented by a person to establish employment eligibility. Under the proposed changes, sections 1...
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