By: Dawn M. Lurie, Matthew Isaac, and John W. Mazzeo
This blog post was first published as an alert.
For many California employers, immigration enforcement no longer appears as a dramatic but rare worksite event. Recent enforcement activity has required employers to shift from a reactive posture
Continue Reading California Compliance Refresher: Immigration Enforcement Without the Missteps or MiscalculationsBy: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, and Selene Malench*
On May 29, 2026, DHS extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanon through November 27, 2026, continuing employment authorization for eligible beneficiaries.
The decision has been formally published in the May 29, 2026 edition of the Federal Register available at here. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the “Alert” section on the TPS country webpage as well.
Continue Reading Temporary Relief: DHS Extends Lebanon TPS: Key Employer Actions
By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, Leon Rodriguez, and Mia Batista
This significant development may have wide-ranging impacts, as Adjustment of Status is a pathway available to family, employment-based, and investment-based (EB-5) immigrants and organizations.
On Friday, May 22, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum (Memorandum) that could meaningfully affect how Adjustment of Status applications (Adjustment) are adjudicated moving forward, though USCIS implementation details remain limited and operational impacts are still developing. While the Memorandum does not change the statutory eligibility requirements for Adjustment under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA or Act), it signals a potentially significant shift in how immigration officers may exercise discretion when adjudicating Adjustment applications. The Memorandum emphasizes that Adjustment is an “extraordinary act of administrative grace” because it exempts the foreign national from having to exit the United States to complete green card processing and should only be exercised sparingly.
Continue Reading Adjustment Ambiguity: What Employers Should Know About USCIS’s New Policy DirectionBy: Dawn M. Lurie and Selene Malench*
On May 15, USCIS updated its guidance related to Somalia noting: “When completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, input ‘as per court order’ in Section 1 and ‘July 1, 2026,’ in Section 2 along with a note
Continue Reading Quick Alert: Somalia’s TPS End Date ExtendedBy: Dawn M. Lurie, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench*
This blog post was first published as an alert.
A fast-moving clash between federal regulators, state motor vehicle agencies, and the courts is reshaping who can legally hold and keep a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license (“CDL”). As
Continue Reading Commercial Driver’s License Compliance Clash: Court Rulings, State Crackdowns, and Federal EnforcementBy: Dawn M. Lurie, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench*
Updates at a Glance:
This week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent email alerts and added guidance on the E‑Verify What’s New area on their website establishing dates for Form I‑9 Section 2 (and related Section 1 notations) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) countries with terminations stayed by litigation. As discussed in our
Continue Reading TPS in the Waiting Room: Courts Continue to Review, Form I-9 Placeholder Dates Appear
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance late this afternoon, March 13, 2026, revising Form I-9 instructions for Haitian TPS beneficiaries. This update supersedes the February 14, 2026 notice and follows the federal court order in Miot et al. v. Trump, which stayed DHS’s planned termination
Continue Reading Another Friday, Another Fire Drill: USCIS Releases Late Day Update on Haiti TPSBy: Dawn M. Lurie, Selene Malench*, and Alexander Madrak
On March 3, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register confirming the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen. The termination will take effect 60 days after publication in May and will
Continue Reading DHS Ends TPS Yemen: Another Termination for Employers to TrackThis blog post was first published as an alert.
On February 6, 2026, the administration sought emergency relief from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s February 2 order (see here for our prior TPS employer impact update) and filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of
Continue Reading Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls: Haiti TPS Litigation and USCIS I-9 Guidance Signal Broader Employer Risk-and Unanswered Questions