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OSC Issues Technical Assistance Letter on E-Verify Issues

Posted on 05/01/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) issued a technical assistance letter on April 15, 2015, in response to a query from an… Read More

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Sen. Grassley Introduces E-Verify Bill

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Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the “Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act,” S. 1032, on April 21, 2015. Among other things, the bill would permanently authorize E-Verify, make employer E-Verify use… Read More

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USCIS Launches myE-Verify for Employees

Posted on 11/19/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez recently announced the launch of myE-Verify, a new website designed for employees. myE-Verify is a “one-stop shop” for employees to create… Read More

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USCIS Extends TPS for Honduras, Nicaragua

Posted on 11/04/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that the designations of Honduras and Nicaragua for temporary protected status (TPS) have been extended for 18 months, from January 6, 2015, through… Read More

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E-Verify Enhancements

Posted on 07/21/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

E-Verify recently released three new enhancements: (1) a duplicate case alert pop-up feature; (2) further action notices for Web service users; and (3) a prompt to validate or update user… Read More

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OCAHO Launches E-Filing Pilot, Rules That E-Verify Participation Does Not Provide Blanket Protection

Posted on 06/02/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

E-filing pilot. The Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has launched a voluntary pilot program to test an electronic filing system in certain cases filed… Read More

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USCIS Releases Fact Sheet on Correcting Immigration Records After E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmations

Posted on 03/07/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a fact sheet (PDF) on how to correct immigration records after resolving a Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) in E-Verify. USCIS noted that an… Read More

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Half a Million Companies Now Participate in E-Verify, USCIS Announces

Posted on 02/09/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on January 23, 2014, that more than 500,000 companies now use E-Verify. Employers use the online E-Verify system to check an employee’s work… Read More

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USCIS Releases New E-Verify MOUs Tied to Access Method

Posted on 12/20/2013 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

On December 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released revised Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for E-Verify browser users and new MOUs for users accessing E-Verify through Web services.… Read More

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Over One Million Employers Use E-Verify; USCIS Announces Expansion of Self-Check

Posted on 02/15/2012 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced (PDF) that in December 2011, E-Verify reached a milestone: employers are now using E-Verify at more than one million worksites. Also, USCIS… Read More

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