Immigration

What Should an Employer do now that E-Verify is Up-and-Running Again?
January 30, 2019
If you use E-Verify and hired anyone during the government shutdown between December 22, 2018 and January 25, 2019, you might be wondering what to do now-and at least until February 15, when another shutdown is possible.
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ICE Reports Massive 2018 Workplace Investigations Increase; More to Follow in 2019
January 6, 2019
As is now generally common knowledge, the Trump administration has made immigration enforcement a top priority.
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Immigration Policies’ Impact Extending to Employers
October 29, 2018
The Trump Administration has under taken significant efforts to impact immigration policies  through executive action.
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USCIS recent policy changes, Part 1: USCIS extends premium processing suspension, reverses course on NTA issuance, and announces new RFE policy
August 28, 2018
On Tuesday, August 28, USCIS announced a broader suspension of premium processing for H-1B petitions filed by employers.
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Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
June 25, 2018
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions on individuals from predominantly Muslim nations to be lawful.
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Is Immigration Status a Protected Class? Yes.
June 24, 2018
With the recent chaos on the U.S.-Mexico border, and Congress’s continuing failure to resolve the months-long controversy over the Dreamers, immigration continues to be a hugely divisive topic across the country.
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What are your Rights When ICE Arrives at Your Workplace?
June 13, 2018
A visit from the Unites States Customs and Immigration Services (or “ICE” as it’s commonly known) is stressful for most organizations.
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Start Planning Now For The Upcoming H-1B Visa Filing Deadline
January 18, 2018
Employers looking to hire foreign workers in certain professional positions that require an H-1B visa would be wise to begin the process early in 2018.
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Federal Injunction Results in Reinstatement of DACA Application
January 14, 2018
In response to last week’s nationwide injunction entered by Judge William Alsup of the Federal District Court in San Francisco, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Saturday that it has resumed acceptance of renewal requests for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program benefits from eligible individuals.
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Immigration: Are Changes to H-1B Extensions Beyond the 6th Year Imminent?
January 4, 2018
Over the last two days, the media has been reporting that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering aggressive new measures that would potentially reduce or eliminate certain H-1B extensions available under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century (AC21) Act to individuals seeking green cards who are in lengthy backlogs.
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Tree Service Agrees to Largest Ever Settlement for Hiring Unauthorized Workers
December 4, 2017
The name Asplundh is synonymous with the orange trucks seen in communities throughout the United States performing various tree and vegetation management services.  In fact, the Philadelphia-based company is one of the nation’s largest privately owned companies. They recently agreed to the largest ever settlement, $95 million, for having hired individuals who were not eligible to work in the U.S.
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October Immigration Update: H-1B premium processing, new interview requirements, and I-9 update
October 3, 2017
A Roundup of recent updates.
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