Category: E-Verify

Houses Passes GOP Border Security Bill, Hours Ahead of End of Title 42

The House of Representatives passed a far-reaching bill immigration and employment bill on Thursday that seeks to bolster the border wall and impose stricter regulations on asylum seekers, countering President Joe Biden’s immigration policies at a time when migrants are congregating along the border ahead of the lifting of pandemic restrictions.  The legislation, H.R.2. would…


House Passes GOP Border Security Bill, Hours Ahead of End of Title 42

The House of Representatives approved a far-reaching bill immigration and employment bill on May 11 that seeks to bolster the wall along the U.S.–Mexico border and impose stricter regulations on asylum-seekers, at a time when migrants are congregating along the border ahead of the lifting of pandemic restrictions.  The legislation, called the Secure the Border…


Governor DeSantis Signs Nation’s Toughest Illegal Immigration Bill, Attacks Biden Border Policy

In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 10 signed an illegal immigration bill he said was the toughest in the country. One of its provisions requires companies with more than 25 employees to use the federal E-Verify system to check a job applicant’s eligibility. At a signing ceremony in Jacksonville, DeSantis blasted the Biden administration’s…


DeSantis Admin Threatens to Suspend Licenses of Businesses Not Checking For Illegal Alien Employees

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), an office led by an appointee of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, recently sent letters to six Florida businesses, warning that their business licenses could be suspended for failing to verify that their employees are legally residing and working within the United States. The DEO letters specifically flagged the…