Immigration

Law and Regulations

Immigration Laws and Regulations

• Immigration Laws and Regulations
• Immigration and Nationality Act - scroll to Section 274A-D
• Immigration Regulations - scroll to 8 CFR 274a and 1274a
• Immigration Forms

Agency Guidance

• Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enformcement
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Information for Employers

I-9 Form and Handbook

Revised I-9 Form and Employer Handbook

• Revised Employment Eligiblity Verification Form I-9 and Instruction Sheet - Revised 11/07
• Reminder to Employers to Transition to Revised I-9 Form
• Announcment Regarding Revised I-9 Form
• Fact Sheet on Revised I-9 Form
• Handbook for Employers - Instructions on Completing the Form I-9 - Revised 11/1/07
• Federal Register - Amended I-9 Form and Employer Handbook

Agency Guidance

• I Am an Employer - How Do I Complete Form I-9? (12/06)
• The I-9 Process in a Nutshell (10/07/05)
• General Information About the I-9 Form (10/7/05)
• I-9 Document Review (3/16/05)
• Employer Sanctions (3/16/05)
• Employment Authorization of Foreign Nationals (3/16/05)
• Employer Information Bulletins
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Explanation of Employment Eligiblity Verification Form - I-9 Form
• About Form I-9 - Q&A and Guidance

I-9 Form - Electronic Signature and Storage

• Law Permitting Retention of I-9 Forms in Electronic Format - P.L. 108-390
• DHS Interim Rule: Electronic Signature and Storage of Form I-9 Employment Eligiblity Verification - June 15, 2006

DHS Employment Verification

DHS E-Verify (Basic Pilot) Employment Eligiblity Verification Program

• Statement for the Record: E-Verify
• E-Verify - General Information
• E-Verify - Fact Sheet
• E-Verify - Frequently Asked Questions
• E-Verify - Sample Memorandum of Understanding
• E-Verify - OSC Employee Rights Posters
• Photo Screening Tool for E-Verify
• USCIS Announces Enahncements to E-Verify
• Registration for E-Verify
• Basic Pilot User Manual
• E-Verify - Log-in Page

• GAO Report: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification Program - May 2008
• Westat E-Verify Evaluation Report - Sept. 2007
• Remarks by DHS Announcing Rulemaking to Require New Federal Contractors to Enroll in e-Verify Aug. 10, 2007
• Letter to DHS Vendors Encouraging Use of E-Verify Aug. 10, 2007
• Congressional Testimony Before Senate Subcommittee on Immigration - June 12, 2006

DHS/ICE IMAGE Initiative (Voluntary Program)

• ICE Press Release on IMAGE Initiative
• Best Practices - IMAGE Initiative
• Frequently Asked Questions - IMAGE Initiative
• Enrollment Information for Employers - IMAGE Initiative

SAVE Program (for Federal, State and Local Government)

• Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program

SSN Verification

Social Security Number Verification Service

• SSN Internet-Based Verification Service
• Additional Options - SSN Verification by Phone or Mail
• Restrictions on Using SSN Verification
• Sample Letter to Employee Regarding Mismatch - SSA
• SSN Verification Pamphlet
• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
• SSN Verification Service Handbook

Ways to Determine if SSN is Valid

• High Group List and Other Ways to Determine if a SSN is Valid
• Social Security Numbers - First Three Digits, by State

Social Security Cards

• Social Security Number and Card
• Application for a Social Security Card
• New Rules for Obtaining a SSN and Card
• Social Security Cards for Non-citizens
• Foreign Workers and Social Security Numbers
• Social Security Numbers and Immigrant Visas - Information

No-Match Letters

Social Security No-Match Letters

• Overview of Social Security Employer No-Match Letter Process
• SSA No-Match Website
• Sample SSA No-Match Letter to Employers - Sept. 2007
• SSA No-Match Letter by State
• ICE No-Match Letter Insert
• Temporary Restraining Order Barring SSA No-Match Letter Packets that include DHS/ICE No-Match Guidance Letter - Aug. 31, 2007
• Order Granting Preliminary Injunction - Oct. 10, 2007
• Preliminary Injunction - Oct. 15, 2007

DHS Regulations on Responding to No-Match Letters

• Safe Harbor for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter
• DHS Regulations - Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter
• DHS Frequently Asked Questions - Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter
• Temporary Restraining Order Barring DHS from taking action to implement safer-harbor procedures - Aug. 31, 2007
• Order Granting Preliminary Injunction - Oct. 10, 2007
• Preliminary Injunction - Oct. 15, 2007
• DHS Motion to Stay Proceedings - Nov. 23, 2007

OSC Guidance

• OSH Antidiscrimination Guidance Concerning the DHS No-Match Rule

Other Resources

• 10th Circuit en banc decision in Zamora v. Elite Logistics Inc. - Feb. 26, 2007
• Immigration Enforcement: Benefits and Limitations to Using Earnings Data to Identify Unauthorized Work - GAO - July 11, 2006
• Testimony of IRS Commissioner before House Ways and Means Committee - July 26, 2006
• Congressional Testimony on DHS Access to SSA Mismatch Data - Feb. 16, 2006

Worksite Enforcement

DHS/ICE Enforment

• ICE Office of Worksite Investigations
• Worksite Enforcement
• Notable Operations - Worksite Enformcement
• ICE Worksite Enforcement Statistics

Databases and Blogs

• Employer Sanctions Final Orders - DHS
• Employer Sanctions Database - Center for Immigration Studies
• WeHireAliens.com - Fire Coalition

Selected State Iniatitives

Selected State Employment Immigration Iniatitives

• Overview of State Legislation - NCSL

• Arizona Fair and Legal Employment Act

• Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act - Restrictions on Use of Employment Eligiblity Verification System
• Illinois Human Rights Act Amendment
• Illinois - DOJ Sues to Invalidate State Law
• DHS Notice for Illinois Employers about E-Verify

• Minnesota Executive Order 08-01

• Missouri New Immigration Law
• Missouri Executive Order 07-13
• Missouri 'Tough Stategy' to Fight Illegal Immigration
• Missouri Law Enforcement Directives to Fight Illegal Immigration
• Missourian Can Use Online Form to Report Employers
• Missouri Workforce Accountability Complaint Form

• New York Changes Policy to Provide Drivers' Licenses without Regard to Immigration Status
• New York Drivers' License - Remarks by DHS - 10/27/07
• New York Gov. Spitzer's Statement on Drivers' License - 10/27/07

• Oklahoma H.B. 1804

• Pennsylvania - Lozano et. al v. City of Hazelton court opinion

• South Carolina - H 4400

Backpay for Undocumented Workers

Hoffman Decision and Agency Guidance

• Supreme Court decision in Hoffman Plastics v. NLRB - Mar. 27, 2002
• NLRB General Counsel Memos on Hoffman Plastics - July 19, 2002
• EEOC Announcement on Hoffman Plastics - June 28, 2002
• DOL Factsheet on Hoffman Plastics - July 28, 2002

Unfair Immigration-Related Practices

Law - Unfair Immigration-Related Practices

• Statute - Unfair Immigration-Related Practices

Regulations

• Regulations - Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices - 28 CFR 44 (2005)
• Rules of Procedures for Administrative Hearings Before ALJ's - 28 CFR 68 (2005)

Agency Guidance

• Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Employment Practices
• Guidance on Filing an Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practice Complaint
• Complaint/Questionnaire - Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practice

Immigration Resources

Immigration Statistics

• Statistics
• Estimates of the Unauthorized Imigrant Population Residing in United States - USCIS - August 2007
• Estimates of the Unauthorized Migrant Population - Pew Hispanic Center - April 26, 2006
• ICE Annual Report - FY 2006
• Foreign Born
• Twenty Percent of U.S. Residents Don't Speak English at Home - U.S. Census Bureau - Sept. 12, 2007
• U.S. Hispanic Population Surpasses 45 Million, Now 15 Percent of Total - U.S. Census Bureau

Translations

• FreeTranslation.com
• Babelfish - Yahoo

Financial Services

• Federal Reserve's Directo a Mexico Program

Organizations

• American Immigration Lawyers Association

Homeland Security

Agency Guidance

• Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• OSHA Emergency Preparedness and Response Page
• Ready.com
• Transportation Security Administration