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New Immigration Initiatives Impacting Employers: Focus on Worksite Enforcement, Strict Penalties, Compliance Strategies

A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

1:00pm-2:30pm EDT, 10:00am-11:30am PDT

Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, May 2, 2025

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This CLE webinar will examine new immigration initiatives taken by the Trump administration that will impact employer hiring and documentation practices, create employment verification challenges, cause possible workforce disruptions, and create stricter penalties for noncompliance including increased criminal prosecution. The expert panel will discuss how counsel can best help employers prepare for these challenges and mitigate the risk of enforcement action.

Description

The first months of the Trump administration have seen the enactment of immigration initiatives and policies that are significantly impacting employers. These actions indicate a renewed focus on worksite immigration enforcement including audits, raids, and stricter penalties.

One of the earlier and more high-profile initiatives taken by the new administration has been mass deportations to remove millions of undocumented workers from the country. ICE raids and arrests have become more frequent. Employers should understand how to prepare for an ICE worksite visit and what to do in the event one happens in their place of business.

Other executive actions that will affect eligibility to work in the U.S., and further impact employer documentation and employment eligibility verification practices, include: (1) resurrecting a long-dormant enforcement mechanism under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requiring certain noncitizens to register with the government, undergo fingerprinting, and carry proof of registration; (2) terminating the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole programs; and (3) revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela and Haiti.

Counsel and clients should be concerned about the renewed focus on worksite enforcement and stricter potential penalties including criminal prosecution. A recent memo by AG Bondi directs U.S. Attorney's offices across the country to use all available criminal statutes to combat illegal immigration and cites provisions of the law pertaining to imposing criminal penalties for harboring, hiring, or continuing to employ individuals without lawful U.S. work authorization.

Listen as our expert panel examines recent immigration initiatives taken by the new administration and the impact on employers. The panel will offer best practices for guiding employer clients through compliance measures to minimize the risk of enforcement action.

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Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. New immigration policy initiatives and employer impact
    1. Mass deportation and ICE site visits
    2. Nationwide noncitizen registration requirement under INA
    3. Termination of CHNV parole programs
    4. Revocation of TPS for Haiti and Venezuela
    5. AG Bondi memo related to criminal prosecution
    6. Others
  3. Best practices for employer compliance
    1. I-9 compliance and audits
    2. E-Verify enrollment
    3. Policy development
    4. Preparing for and handling ICE site visits
    5. Others
  4. Practitioner takeaways

Benefits

The panel will review these and other important considerations:

  • What immigration policies propounded by the new administration are affecting employers?
  • How will the new immigration initiatives taken by the Trump administration impact employer policies relating to hiring practices, documentation retention, and verification of employment eligibility?
  • What stricter enforcement measures and penalties may be used against employers for noncompliance?
  • What are best practices for guiding employer clients through the new immigration requirements and assisting them with compliance measures?

Faculty

Kalmykov, Kate
Kate Kalmykov

Shareholder, Co-Chair Global Immigration & Compliance Practice
Greenberg Traurig

Ms. Kalmykov has close to two decades of experience in business immigration matters. As Co-Chair of the Global...  |  Read More

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