Expansion of Penalties for I-9 Violations Signals Rigid Enforcement Against Employers

Did you miss it? Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly updated its Form I-9 Fact Sheet without any formal announcement. This silent revision reclassifies a number of Form I-9 errors from “technical or procedural” failures to “substantive violations.” It signals an intent, from ICE, to increase enforcement against employers for errors in Form I-9 completion and compliance — even if those errors were previously correctable.... By: Fox Rothschild LLP