ABT Revised Settlement Agreement Granted Final Approval; Implementation to Begin by Dec. 3, 2013
On Nov. 4, 2013, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington granted final approval of the revised ABT Settlement Agreement, bringing to a close class action litigation that began in December 2011. The settlement agreement provides that certain individuals who intend to file an asylum application, or who have already filed […]
Justice Department and San Francisco Restaurant Settle Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim
The Justice Department today reached an agreement with a restaurant in San Francisco resolving claims that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In a charge filed with the department, a work-authorized immigrant alleged, and the department found, that the restaurant improperly rejected valid work-authorization documents when re-verifying her […]
Temporary Protected Status Extended for Somalis
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Somalia for an additional 18 months, effective March 18, 2014, through Sept. 17, 2015. Current Somali beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS status must re-register during a 60-day period that runs from Nov. 1, 2013, through Dec. 31, 2013. U.S. Citizenship […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Arapahoe, Colo., Sheriff’s Office to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Arapahoe County, Colo. Office of the Sheriff resolving allegations that the Office of the Sheriff violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The investigation was initiated based on information obtained in the course of a lawsuit filed by […]
Eastern Kansas restaurant manager indicted for harboring illegal aliens
A restaurant manager in eastern Kansas was indicted in federal court Friday on nine counts related to hiring and harboring illegal aliens for his business. This indictment resulted from a criminal investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The owner of the restaurant is charged with four counts of harboring […]
Improvements to the E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmation Process – Employee Email Notifications
In July, E-Verify added a field to enter the employee’s email address fromForm I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. On the Form I-9, the email address field is optional. However, employers who use E-Verify must now enter the email address if the employee chooses to include it on Form I-9. This enables E-Verify to communicate directly with employees. There are now […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a staffing company based in Troy, Mich., resolving an allegation of discrimination based on citizenship status during the employment eligibility re-verification process at one of its branch locations in Schaumburg, Ill. The department’s investigation concluded that the services terminated the individual’s employment during the employment eligibility […]
Iowa joins the RIDE Program
As of September 8, 2013, Iowa is the fourth state to join the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program. RIDE enables E-Verify to confirm information from drivers’ licenses and state identification cards presented by employees as Form I-9 identity documents. Mississippi, Florida and Idaho are also RIDE participants.
Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a company resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it rejected a work-authorized individual’s Department of Homeland Security-issued Employment Authorization Document (EAD), and required her to produce a Permanent Resident Card (commonly known as […]