A quiet update to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE) webpage has upended a penalty framework that employers and immigration practitioners have navigated for nearly 30 years. In early 2026, ICE revised its Form I-9 inspection fact sheet -- currently dated...
On December 4, 2025, as part of USCIS’ increased screening and vetting of foreign nationals working in the U.S., USCIS announced it will be reducing the maximum validity period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) categories (see below), whether they...
On October 29, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released an interim final rule removing automatic extensions of work authorization for many foreign nationals who timely file an application to renew their Employment Authorization Document (EAD). For...
After nearly a decade of litigation, the long-running battle over employment authorization for certain H-4 visa holders appears to be over. On October 14, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up Save Jobs USA v. Department of Homeland Security, a case...
On Friday, December 13, 2024, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Final Rule (FR) in the Federal Register (89 FR 101208) that will permanently increase the automatic extension period of employment authorization for certain Employment...
