The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently reminded employers that they must complete the physical inspection of I-9 documents that were inspected remotely under the temporary COVID-19 flexibilities by Aug. 30, 2023. The COVID-19-related temporary flexibilities, which were first announced in March 2020, allowed employers to remotely inspect documents presented by new employees in connection with Section 2 of the Form I-9.
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