8 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) had served Notices of Inspection on more than 5,200 businesses from January 2018 to the present as part of a two-phase nationwide operation to audit employer hiring records for compliance with employment eligibility verification requirements. By comparison, HSI […]
7 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On Friday, August 3, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia again rejected the Government’s justification for ending the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) program. The court had previously ordered the Government to reinstate the program but vacated that order for a 90-day period in […]
3 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Effective July 31, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have entered into a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate and share records in order to better coordinate and increase enforcement of U.S. worker protections under U.S. immigration law. The Immigrant and Employee […]
2 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimates about 362,000 U.S. citizens may be subject to passport denial or revocation. Many of those affected may be on expatriate assignment abroad. Starting in January 2018, the IRS and U.S. Department of State (DOS) began implementation of IRS Code Section 7345, a provision […]
