On March 9, 2025, the DHS Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) are set to expire for current beneficiaries under the January 5, 1999, TPS designation for Honduras and under the June 24, 2015, TPS designation for Nepal. The following day, March 10, 2025, work authorization will expire for workers holding DHS EADs with a marked expiration…
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Court Enjoins OCAHO from Conducting I-9 Enforcement Proceedings Against Walmart
Permanent Injunction Issued In a decision dated March 25, 2024, Chief Judge Randall Hall of the Southern District of Georgia, issued an Order permanently enjoining the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), from directly or indirectly adjudicating claims of I-9 violations brought against Walmart, Inc. by Immigration and Customs…
DOJ & DOL Announce Increased Penalties for IRCA, LCA, and Immigrant Labor Violations
DOJ and DOL have rushed to implement increases in civil money penalties for 2023 worksite immigration enforcement activity based on a 7.7% inflation rate. Effective 1/31/23, the base civil money penalty for I-9 paperwork first offenses will range from $272 to $2701 @ violation while the base penalty for knowingly hiring or continuing to employ…