E-Verify – The Clock to Renew Is Ticking

The E-Verify program, as we know it and have used to love it or hate it now, is set to expire on November 1st.  E-Verify and its requirements to verify the employment eligibility for all new hires is the cornerstone of many states’ immigration enforcement laws.  For example, South Carolina and Arizona require all or a large portion of the companies who employ workers to use E-Verify.

With the Senate in recess from August 1 until September 7, and target adjournment date of September 26, there are not many days left for Congress to consider the many issues that surround E-Verify.  Many senators wish to condition or structure E-Verify’s reauthorization with some other immigration measures.  Some of the proposed bills are likely to spur a fair amount of opposition and their passage, as proposed, is not guaranteed.

Until then, E-Verify is still operational, but the limited calendar and the desire of the U.S. congressmen to push alternative immigration measures alongside E-Verify may mean that its renewal will be down to the wire.

We at the Capitol Immigration Law Group will continue monitoring the situation on behalf of our clients and report as we get updates.  To receive timely updates please visit this site regularly, subscribe to its RSS feed, or subscribe to our email newsletter.