A recent ICE guidance memo has fundamentally changed the I-9 compliance landscape, exposing employers to immediate fines for errors once considered minor. Greenberg Traurig attorneys outline the key risks and steps employers should take to get ahead of enforcement.
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. The update also reduces the availability of corrective measures during a Form I-9 inspection.
Continue Reading ICE Updates Form I-9 Inspection Guidance, Expands Substantive Violations: Employer Considerations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would, if finalized, restrict work authorization eligibility for asylum applicants.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a policy change impacting thousands of noncitizen workers and their employers across the United States. In an interim final rule released this
Continue Reading New DHS Rule to End the Automatic Work Permit Extension
The E-Verify system is officially back online and will continue to remain online for the duration of the government shutdown; it may be time to catch up on any employment verification cases that were delayed during the outage.
Continue Reading E-Verify Is Back Online — Employer Considerations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published its Spring 2025 Unified Regulatory Agenda, outlining changes to immigration policies and enforcement procedures that may affect U.S. employers and their workforces.
Continue Reading Spring 2025 DHS Regulatory Agenda: Immigration Policy Changes and Employer Considerations (Part 1)
The newly enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119–21) brings important updates for U.S. employers in the area of immigration compliance.
Continue Reading Potential Immigration Impacts of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
On July 1, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice ending Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation effective Sept. 2, 2025. Hours later, U.S. District Judge Brian
Continue Reading DHS Terminates Haiti TPS—But a Federal Judge Blocks It With Nationwide Injunction
On June 27, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule that compresses the civil penalty timeline under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Although the text
Continue Reading DHS Final Rule: Quicker and Costlier Fines for Immigration-Related Violations
GT Immigration and Compliance Practice attorneys Nataliya Rymer, Kathryn Schababerle, and Shaoul Aslan will discuss enforcement and compliance during this session geared towards in-house counsel, human resources executives, and hiring personnel.