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I-9 Compliance & Advice

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I-9 Compliance & Advice

The Trump Administration's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) has greatly increased enforcement, workplace raids, and investigations. We help clients audit I-9 compliance, fix compliance gaps, and provide effective training for your personnel responsible for immigration compliance.

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The Trump Administration is serious about immigration law enforcement, initiating a growing wave of workplace raids and investigations by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. One of the most effective, proactive ways for employers to enhance workplace immigration compliance - and significantly reduce risk - is to conduct a privileged I-9 compliance audit.


Silberman Law conducts comprehensive audits of clients’ I-9 compliance. We provide privileged audit results showing compliance gaps, clear and practical fixes to get into compliance, and effective training for company personnel to ensure future compliance.

  • What Are the Risks from I-9 Non-Compliance? I-9 compliance sounds simple, but mistakes happen, and those mistakes, if left uncorrected, have major consequences during an ICE audit. The range for civil penalties for employer I-9 violations is currently $281 to $2,789 per form (as of February 2026).


Even if an employer has not employed unauthorized workers, penalties for I-9 mistakes apply, and can add up quickly. At worst, penalties can include criminal charges and debarment from federal contracting.


  • I-9 Audit Process & Priorities – 
  1. Identify Current Employees Missing I-9s & Have Employees Complete Them 
  2. Analyze and Correct Mistakes in I-9 Sections 1 and 2, and Relevant Supplements for Current Employees
  3. Assess Forms for Terminated Employees & Correct Permissible Employer Errors 
  4. Carefully Follow Rules for Correcting Mistakes
  5. Analyze & Ensure E-Verify Compliance 
  6. Monitoring I-9 Retention and Disposal Requirements
  7. Analyze I-9 Policies, Procedures, and Third-Party Vendors to Ensure Ongoing Compliance


  • Privileged Post-Audit Report – We complete the audit with a report, under legal privilege, of fixes and process changes that can be made to ensure compliance. This will serve your organization well during upcoming ICE audits and investigations.

 

  • Post-Audit Training – We provide practical, effective training to personnel responsible for your company’s I-9 process to ensure future compliance.