Topic
I-9
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Through The Immigration Lens
Moving Target: USCIS Revises TPS Placeholder Dates While Employers Navigate New M-274 Guidance
By Dawn Lurie, John Mazzeo, Alexander Madrak
In our recent post, Reading the Fine Print: USCIS Clarifies TPS Placeholder Dates Following Supreme Court Ruling, we discussed US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) use of temporary "placeholder" expiration…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
I-9 Compliance Update
As you know, President Trump and his administration have been working to reach their goal of reducing the number of individuals who are in the country illegally. That work also…
Blank Rome Workplace
From Fixable to Fineable: ICE’s Quiet Overhaul of I-9 Violation Classifications
Mark Blondman and Gabrielle I. Weiss ● For nearly 30 years, employers completing Form I-9s operated under a forgiving framework: make a minor administrative mistake, like a missing date, an omitted title, and…
Blank Rome Workplace
From Fixable to Fineable: ICE’s Overhaul of I-9 Violation Classifications
Mark Blondman and Gabrielle I. Weiss ● For nearly 30 years, employers completing Form I-9s operated under a forgiving framework: make a minor administrative mistake, like a missing date, an omitted title, and…
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
ICE’s Updated I-9 Audit Guidelines: What Employers Need to Know
By Meagan D. Bainbridge, Shauna N. Correia
Federal immigration compliance has always required employers to maintain accurate Form I-9 records, but recent changes issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) significantly raise the stakes for even seemingly minor paperwork…
Labor & Employment Insights
Avoid Costly Mistakes: Breaking Down the New Guidance for Form I-9
By Sofia Alvarez, Jennifer M. Trulock, Keith Covington
On March 16, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published a fact sheet that changes how many Form I-9 violations are classified. Background The Immigration Reform and Control Act…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
ICE Reclassifies Common Form I-9 Errors as Substantive Violations
For the first time in more than 10 years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has updated its Form I‑9 inspection guidance on "technical" and "substantive" violations by publishing a…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
The Costs of Form I-9 Mistakes Just Went Up Drastically for Employers
By Sara Zorich
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently posted a new factsheet making significant changes to Form I-9 inspections and which “mistakes” are correctable under the Immigration and Nationality Act…
Employers' Lawyers Blog
How ICE Is Raising the Stakes on I-9 Audits
Chris Thomas By Chris L. Thomas ICE’s recent Fact Sheet signals a long-anticipated escalation in worksite enforcement that warrants immediate attention from employers. We have observed a consistent and concerning shift in enforcement…
Inside Business Immigration
ICE Updates Form I-9 Inspection Guidance, Expands Substantive Violations: Employer Considerations
On March 16, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement updated its Form I-9 Inspection Fact Sheet, expanding the categories of errors classified as substantive violations and potentially increasing employer liability.…