HSI Worksite Enforcement Actions: Employer Rights and Responsibilities

I-9 compliance:

• Form I-9 and the verification process  (J&H H0584)

• Instructions for completing the Form I-9  (USCIS Handbook M-274)

• Guide to Selected U.S. Travel and Identity Documents  (USICE Handbook M-396)

• I-9 audit overview (ICE website)

• List of I-9 penalty ranges (ICE website)

• Joint guidance on employer’s conducting internal I-9 audits from Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and DOJ Immigrant & Employee Rights (IER) section (USCIS I-9 Central website)

• Guidance for Employers Conducting Internal Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 Audits (ICE)

• NOTICE TO EMPLOYEE (California required notice to employees of immigration agency request for I-9s or other records)

E-Verify compliance:

• E-Verify fact sheet   (J&H H8119)

• How do I use E-verify?   (USCIS brochure)

• E-verify do’s and don’t’s   (DOJ website)

LCA compliance:

• Description of DOL LCA obligations and penalties (DOL website)

Worksite compliance:

• FDNS site visits (J&H N0543)

Social Security:

• Delays in issuing SSNs to aliens   (IRS website)

• Social Security Numbers for Non-Citizens   (SSA website)

• Social Security and Lawfully Admitted Aliens   (SSA website)

Corporate reorganization / layoffs:

• Layoffs / termination of employment   (J&H H0585)

• Separation in employment of certain nonimmigrant workers  (J&H N8123)

• USCIS guidance on options following termination (USCIS website)

Taxation:

• Tax liability of foreign students and scholars   (IRS website)

Export control:

• Export Control Act (Dept of Commerce website) FAQ on Export Control (J&H N0541) How to avoid discrimination when complying with export control laws (Justice.gov website)

Anti-discrimination guidance:

• Employer information re Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) (DOJ website)