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On Saturday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new E-Verify guidance for employers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been upending both personal and professional life as we once knew it. This latest update follows…
Because of the trying times we live in, I will cut to the chase: Thousands of immigration filings from people already in the United States will be due in the coming weeks and months. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…
Before the coronavirus outbreak, foreign students at the LISMA Language Center in Midtown were already up against a ticking clock. Last month, the language school lost its federal certification to issue documents that allow visa-holding students to remain in the…
The COVID-19 National Emergency has brought a host of challenges to employers in the United States, including travel, compliance with employment verification processes, and hiring and maintaining immigration status for foreign national employees. In the past two weeks, we have…
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they are implementing a special Form I-9 exception for employers who have implemented a “stay at home” work policy as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Here is what…
Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and FerriesService Between the United States and MexicoAGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notification…
A 27-year-old Honduran man died Wednesday after being jailed at a detention center that holds families for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. The death is the ninth in ICE custody…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily shutting down offices around the country in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The agency said in a memo posted to its website on Tuesday that the closures would apply…
PHOENIX (AP) — As government officials across the country warn about the dangers of the coronavirus, they’re doing so predominantly in English. They’re potentially not reaching the millions of Spanish speakers in the U.S. who aren’t proficient in English to…
