USCIS Announces Update to E-Verify System
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that it has redesigned the E-Verify system to make it easier for employers to verify whether or not individuals are authorized to work in the United States.
E-Verify is a free, internet based based system, that allows participating employers to verify the employment eligibility of their employees.
USCIS officials estimated that over 208,000 employers are registered users of E-Verify, and, has processed over 11 [...]
Arizona Immigration Law Experiencing Legal Challenges
The Orlando Sentinel reported this past Friday that five lawsuits have been filed against the Arizona immigration law since its Governor signed it into law in April of this year.  The Governor was sued personally in four of those lawsuits.
The law, which goes into effect on July 29th, requires law enforcement in the course of their duties, to question an individual’s immigration status if [...]
Legal Challenges to Arizona’s Harsh Immigration Law are Looming
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to ban new contracts with companies headquartered in Arizona and, to review contracts that the county could cancel.
The decision resulted in Los Angeles County to become the most recent governmental entity protest Arizona’s harsh new law criminalizing the presence of undocumented immigrants.  The city governments of Los Angeles, [...]
Rally to Protest Arizona’s Tough Immigration Law
The Houston Chronicle reported recently that thousands of people from around the country rallied in the Phoenix, AZ area last week to protest a new and harsh law that will take effect on July 29th enforcing the federal immigration laws on a state level. Â
Demonstrators called on the federal government to stop the state of Arizona from enforcing the new law. [...]
USICE Dismantles Human Smuggling Ring in Arizona
The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcment (USICE) reported today that agents arrested the owners and employees yesterday of 5 Arizona commercial shuttle transportation companies based on a year long investigation to identify and apprehend perpetrators of human smuggling.  Over 800 agents and officers from various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies carried out the arrests.
The arrests were the result of the USICE’s heightened internal enforcement policy [...]
