The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement  (USICE) reported today that it has issued Notices of Inspection (NOI’s) to 1,000 businesses across the U.S. who are in the business of critical infrastructure informing them that the USICE will be auditing their hiring records to determine compliance with employment eligibility verification laws. The 1,000 businesses that were served with the NOI’s were randomly selected based on the [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that workplace immigration raids by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement  (USICE) to identify undocumented alien workers that took place during the Bush administration has interfered with U.S. Department of Labor  (USDOL) investigations to determine violations of labor laws. A Memorandum of Understanding  between the USDOL and the legacy Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) was signed in [...]

The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) reported yesterday that the owners of a poultry processing plant in Missouri where over 130 undocumented workers were arrested back in 2007 reached a settlement with the USICE on August 14, 2009 to pay a $450,000 fine as a result of a worksite enforcement investigation conducted by the USICE.  The USICE will use the funds for continued worksite enforcement. Generally, as part [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced yesterday that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extended its approval of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to August 31, 2012. All U.S. employers are responsible for completion and retention of Form I-9  for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and non-citizens. [...]

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) has just launched a new audit initiative beginning this month by issuing Notices of Inspection (NOI’s) to 652 businesses nationwide.  The NOI’s are meant to alert business owners that the USICE will be inspecting their hiring records to determine whether or not they are complying with the immigration laws concerning employment eligibility [...]

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) announced yesterday that a $40,000 fine settlement was agreed between the USICE and the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation for violations of the immigration laws relating to the employment of unauthorized workers. The USICE conducted an audit of the Forms I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) Krispy Kreme had on file after receiving information prompting an investigation [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that that the Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification), revised on February 2, 2009 that is currently on the USCIS Web site will continue to be valid for use beyond June 30, 2009. Form I-9 is used by U.S. based employers to determine whether or not an individual is authorized [...]

The US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported yesterday that the implementation of the final rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to begin using its E-Verify system has been postponed to September 8, 2009.  The rule was first published on November 14, 2008 in the Federal Register requiring federal contractors and sub-contractors to agree to electronically verify the employment eligibility [...]

Change you can believe in? More of the same? You decide. The Houston Chronicle reports that President Obama’s choice to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says he wants to continue the Bush administration’s E-Verify system. Here’s what John Morton said in his Senate confirmation hearing last week: “We cannot make sustained reductions in illegal immigration without [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder to the public that the new version of Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (PDF), revised on February 2, 2009, goes into effect today for all U.S. employers. The interim final rule published Dec.17, 2008 in the Federal Register, revised the list of documents that are now acceptable for the employment [...]