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USCIS Finalizes I-9 Final Rule
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adopted the final rule that adopts the interim rule, in place since 2009, governing the use of the Form I-9 process. All private employers, agricultural recruiters and referrers-for-a-fee are required to use this form to verify the eligibility of all new hires to work in the United States. Specifically, [...]
180 Employers Receive I-9 Audit Notices
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued another 180 I-9 Notices of Inspection to employers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. This is part of the ICE’s I-9 inspection program, which they introduced in 2009 when they completed 1,600 such audits nationwide. As a result of those audits, the ICE issued fines ranging from $100-$1,100 [...]
ICE Announces 1,000 New I-9 Employer Audits
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is apparently pleased with the results of their newly implemented worksite enforcement strategy (See http://www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/wkplce_enfrcmnt/WSE-Fact-Sheet.pdf), because they have issued an additional 1,000 Notices of Inspection to employers in November. They will audit employers’ I-9 forms to determine compliance with employment eligibility verification laws. The ICE also decided to [...]
New I-9 Form Introduced
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released an updated version of the Form I-9. There is no difference between the current and revised versions, except that the new form is dated August 7, 2009, and will expire on August 31, 2012. Please note that you do not need to complete new forms for existing [...]