Morell Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Employer Uncertainty Following TPS and Humanitarian Parole Program Terminations
Pryor Cashman Partner Avram Morell, a member of the firm’s Immigration Group, was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article exploring the legal and operational challenges employers face following the termination of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and humanitarian parole programs.
In the article, “Employers Sort Out Workforces as Deportation Protections Vanish,” Avi discusses how recent changes to immigration policy—as well as the confusing and often incomplete documentation associated with TPS—create major hurdles for employers trying to verify work authorization:
“Keeping track of employment authorization dates with the TPS program was already confusing because recipients are often granted extensions not reflected on documents themselves. Whiplash over expiration dates has been fueled by recent terminations and legal challenges.”
He also highlights the lack of direct communication between the federal government and employers.
“The I-9 employment verification process is set up to be used by non-lawyers who are supposed to rely on information in documents provided by workers,” he said, “but information on these changes isn’t communicated directly to employers.”
Avi emphasized that employers need clearer guidance and more lead time when programs like TPS and humanitarian parole are altered, so they can avoid noncompliance without risking discrimination.
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