Articles Discussing General Topics In Employing Immigrants.

Takeaways:

Increased Worksite Enforcement: Businesses can expect a surge in ICE raids and I-9 audits at workplaces. Impact on Sanctuary Cities: Federal agents will target sanctuary cities for immigration enforcement operations. Employer Preparedness: Businesses, especially those operating in sanctuary cities, should have an action plan ready for potential ICE enforcement actions.

The Immigration and Nationality Act requires every foreign national in the United States over the age of 18 to carry at all times “any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued”. Failure to do so is a criminal offense. Under the Interim Final Rule published March 12, 2025, failure to register (if needed) and failure to carry evidence of registration is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both.

As of March 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has started deleting case records that are more than five years old from the Foreign Labor Access Gateway (FLAG) system.

The Trump Administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to limit nationwide injunctions blocking enforcement of the executive order (EO) to end birthright citizenship.

Following his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an EO directing federal agencies to refuse recognition of U.S. citizenship for children born in the

The first two months of the Trump administration introduced significant immigration-related executive orders and agency directives. These directives will have broad impacts on employers and foreign nationals living and working in the United States. The far-reaching executive orders direct and authorize federal agencies to take various subsequent administrative actions. Here

The Trump Administration is reportedly finalizing a new travel ban that will prohibit or severely limit the citizens of more than 40 countries from entering the United States.

On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) aimed at enhancing vetting procedures. This EO directed the secretary

On March 12, 2025, USCIS issued an Interim Final Regulation (IFR) designating a new registration form to comply with statutory alien registration and fingerprinting provisions. The IFR goes into effect on April 11, 2025.

Under current law, with limited exceptions, non-U.S. citizens over the age of 14 who remain in

USCIS issued a grace period on March 8, 2025, for the dozen updated immigration forms it released in February and March 2025 and made effective immediately. These forms include the N-400 for naturalization, I-485 for adjustment of status, and I-131 for travel documents. Applicants may use the previous editions until

On February 28, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an updated policy memorandum expanding the authority of USCIS employees to issue notice to appear (NTA) charging documents to initiate removal (deportation) proceedings against individuals whose immigration benefit requests have been denied and who are not lawfully present or

With so much going on in the first two months of Trump’s second term (Trump 2.0), this is a good time to review what has and has not happened in the world of worksite enforcement – ICE I-9 audits, ICE raids, and administrative warrants.

On February 25, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a registration and fingerprinting requirement for noncitizens present in the United States.