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United States: I-9 Revisions – Immigration Law Update (Mondaq)

Temporary Resident Cards and older versions of the Employment Authorization Card will no longer be accepted during the Form I-9 employee verification process, Homeland Security officials announced.

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Recent amnesty settlement benefits tens of thousands (Sun Star)

WHILE many individuals anxiously await immigration reform under Barack Obama’s presidency in 2009, some may already qualify for legalization under the 1986 immigration reform law (amnesty).

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The Form I-9 (Mondaq)

Employers are responsible for the completion and retention of Forms I-9 for all employees (with limited exclusions) hired for employment in the United States, regardless of citizenship or national origin.

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Labour and Employment (Mondaq)

As most employers know, it has been illegal since the enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (“IRCA”) in 1986 for U.S. employers to employ individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States and to fail to verify the employment eligibility of every new worker using a Form I-9. For many years, there was virtually no criminal enforcement aimed at employers.

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Some judges delay swearing-in of citizens, report says (The Standard-Times)

WASHINGTON — Federal judges in some parts of the United States have delayed citizenship oaths for immigrants, apparently to keep millions of dollars in fees that would otherwise go to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to a new…