DHS Ends Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility: Important Updates for Employers As of July 31, 2023, the temporary flexibilities for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, will come to an end. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently announced that employers must complete in-person physical document inspections for employees whose documents were inspected remotely during the temporary flexibilities by August 30, 2023. This new announcement provides employers with additional time to complete the in-person physical inspection of identity and employment authorization documents and annotate Form I-9 accordingly. The COVID-19 temporary flexibilities for Form I-9 […]