Policy & Related News Archive

USCIS published a Federal Register notice to invite public comments on our proposed extension of Form I-9 before it expires on August 31. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires a 60-day and a 30-day comment period for this Form I-9 extension. The second comment period will be open for 30 days, until July 5, 2019.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register Notice announcing actions to comply with the order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to stay proceedings in Bhattarai v. Nielsen, No. 19-cv-00731 (N.D. Cal. March 12, 2019). The parties’ disputes in Bhattarai v.

USCIS published a Federal Register notice (PDF) to invite public comments on our proposed extension of Form I-9 before it expires on Aug. 31. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires a 60-day and a 30-day comment period for this Form I-9 extension. The first 60-day comment period will be open until April 30.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for South Sudan has been extended for 18 months, through Nov. 2, 2020. Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register between April 5 , 2019, and June 4, 2019. Given the timeframes for processing TPS re-registration applications, USCIS has automatically extended the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation of South Sudan through Oct. 29, 2019. Completing Form I-9

On March 28, 2019, President Trump issued a memorandum directing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to extend the deferred enforced departure (DED) wind-down period for eligible Liberians for 12 months and to provide for continued work authorization through March 30, 2020. Eligible Liberians may apply for new EADs covering this extended wind-down period.

On March 28, 2019, President Trump, after consulting relevant executive branch agencies, issued a memorandum extending the wind-down period for Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for an additional 12 months, through March 30, 2020, for certain eligible Liberians.  During this time, such individuals may remain in the United States. The president also directed DHS Secretary Nielsen to provide for continued work authorization for Liberian DED beneficiaries. USCIS will publish a notice in the Federal Register with information on the six-month automatic extension, through Sept.

E-Verify’s self-service options allow users to access and manage their account online. Users can reset their login ID or password at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web. These self-service options are part of E-Verify’s ongoing effort to improve the user experience.

The Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) released a redesigned version of its “Right to Work” poster. The redesigned poster offers information to prospective and current employees about the legal right to work in the U.S. and a law that protects legally-authorized workers from discrimination based on their citizenship status and national origin.