Every new employee (faculty, staff and student) is required by federal law to complete the entire I-9 process within three (3) days of their first day of work or risk termination of employment (unpaid ...

What is Form I-9 and why is it important? Form I-9 is a crucial document used by employers to verify the identity and eligibility of their employees. It ensures they can work in the United States.

Recently, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly and significantly revised its Form I‑9 Inspection fact sheet without Federal ...

ICE’s updated I-9 guidance expands which errors may be treated as substantive violations, changing when employers can still ...

Daniel Brown is a Partner in Fragomen, Del Ray, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP’s Washington, D.C. office, and is part of the firm’s government strategies and compliance group. His experience includes counseling ...

The DHS-mandated Form I-9 was enacted in the late 1980s as part of an initiative to curb employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. The process remained largely unchanged for decades until COVID ...

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Photo Courtesy of ICE via Wikimedia Commons. As an immigration attorney in Houston, Texas, our office continues to regularly field questions and concerns regarding the I-9 form audit process.

This form allows employers to verify the identity and employment authorization of each employee. The university is subject to periodic audits by the federal government and is subject to large fines ...

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Staying on top of Form I-9 might seem like a headache, but it could save you thousands of dollars. While the total number of I-9 audits remains relatively low, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ...