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policies between January 2017 and February 2021

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  1. January 2021

    1. January 4, 2021

      USCIS provides guidance on Form I-9 for employees with extended work authorization under DACA

      Subject Matter: DACA Employment Verification
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. December 2020

    1. December 7, 2020

      DHS provides information on I-9 completion for TPS beneficiaries of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification TPS
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    2. December 2, 2020

      USCIS provides information on Invalid Document Numbers in E-Verify

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. November 2020

    1. November 16, 2020

      USCIS Provides Information on E-Verify TNC Requirements

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. October 2020

    1. October 1, 2020

      POTUS signs spending measure expanding USCIS premium processing, extending expiring immigration programs

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Legislation

  1. August 2020

    1. August 19, 2020

      COVID-19: USCIS allows employees to use Form I-797 for Form I-9 verification during EAD production delays

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. April 2020

    1. April 27, 2020

      USCIS releases updated I-9 handbook for employers

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agencies: ICE USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. March 2020

    1. March 21, 2020

      COVID-19: USCIS issues temporary E-Verify policies

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agencies: USCIS SSA
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    2. March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: DHS announces flexibility in physical presence requirements for employment eligibility verification

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: ICE
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice
    3. March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: DHS announces flexibility in requirements related to Form I-9 compliance

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: ICE
      Status: Final/Actual
      Types of Action: Change in Practice Forms and Information Collection

  1. February 2020

    1. February 10, 2020

      President Trump proposes further reduction in funding for E-verify

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Legislation

  1. January 2020

    1. January 31, 2020

      USCIS announces new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection
    2. January 15, 2020

      DOL makes annual adjustment to penalties for certain visa violations

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Workplace Enforcement
      Agencies: USCIS DOL
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Rule

  1. August 2019

    1. August 19, 2019

      USCIS issues guidance on discretionary employment authorization for parolees

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Enforcement Humanitarian
      Agencies: CBP ICE USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. March 2019

    1. March 19, 2019

      President Trump proposes cutting funding to E-Verify program

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Legislation

  1. July 2018

    1. July 31, 2018

      DOL and DOJ increase collaboration on employer discrimination and abuse

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Workplace Enforcement
      Agencies: IER DOL
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice

  1. May 2018

    1. May 11, 2018

      DOJ and USCIS increase cooperation to detect fraud by employers

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Workplace Enforcement
      Agencies: USCIS IER
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. January 2018

    1. January 29, 2018

      DOJ increases civil penalties, in line with inflation, for employers of undocumented immigrants

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Workplace Enforcement
      Agencies: ICE IER
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Rule
    2. January 10, 2018

      ICE publishes three-prong policy to enforce compliance with employment requirements

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Workplace Enforcement
      Agency: ICE
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    3. January 5, 2018

      USCIS requires federal contractors with a FAR requirement to provide their DUNS system during E-verify enrollment

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. October 2017

    1. October 10, 2017

      DOJ and DOS sign agreement on employer visa misconduct

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Workplace Enforcement Enforcement
      Agencies: Bureau of Consular Affairs IER
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. April 2017

    1. April 3, 2017

      DOJ and DOL warn H-1B employers not to discriminate against U.S. workers

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agencies: IER DOL
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
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