Ag Policy
Congress urged to oppose immigration enforcement legislation. The Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform (ACIR) sent a letter earlier in December to all members of Congress expressing opposition to the recently introduced immigration enforcement legislation known as the "Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007," also referred to as the "SAVE Act." The letter called on Congress to take a comprehensive approach to solving the immigration problem and urged them to oppose the legislation, or any other bills that would impose employment-based immigration enforcement.
New I-9 forms and new process. Do not file Form I-9 with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or USCIS. Form I-9 must be kept by the
employer either for three years after the date of hire or for one year after employment is terminated, whichever is later. The form must be available for inspection by
authorized U.S. Government officials (e.g., ICE, Department of Labor).
Please note the following changes to the Form I-9 process:
Five documents have been removed from List A of the List of Acceptable Documents:
- Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)
- Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570)
- Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151)
- Unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327)
- Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)
One document was added to List A of the List of Acceptable Documents:
- Unexpired Employment Authorization Document (I-766)
All Employment Authorization Documents with photographs have been consolidated as one item on List A: I-688, I-688A, I-688B, I-766
Instructions regarding Section 1 of the Form I-9 now indicate that the employee is not obliged to provide his or her Social Security number in Section 1 of the Form I-9, unless he or she is employed by an employer who participates in E-Verify. Employers may now sign and retain Forms I-9 electronically. I-9 forms are available at: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf