Employers must stay on top of worksite immigration compliance to avoid serious consequences for their companies, as well as their workers. A Form I-9 must be completed by employers and employees for anyone hired to work in the U.S. These forms verify the identities of workers and ensure they are... read more

Despite the Trump administration's calls to halt immigration at the southern border, the government plans to issue 30,000 additional H-2B visas above the annual cap of 66,000. While this might seem incongruous with the administration's claims that the country is too full,... read more

Since the Trump administration's implementation of hardline immigration policies, companies in Illinois have been having trouble filling their open positions. Trump's policies have focused on reducing both legal and illegal immigration. Many companies rely on legal immigrants to fill positions for... read more

Illinois immigrants who plan to file employment-based I-485 filings must also submit I-693 medical exams, but since a number of factors affect recommended filing times, it may be in their best interest not to file them right away. The I-485 adjudication process is already taking more than a year... read more

With Trump's announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will end, Illinois employers and DACA recipients should take steps to prepare. There are several things that employers and DACA recipients can do in advance of the rolling terminations of benefits that will begin in... read more