DHS scraps "no match" program, e-Verify still operational

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The Obama administration has repealed a rule that would have threatened employers with prosecution unless they fired workers whose Social Security numbers did not match entries in a government database, ending a two-year battle in a San Francisco federal court.

Although the Department of Homeland Security formally withdrew the "no-match" rule Wednesday, the administration is supporting another program (EVerify) enabling employers to check workers' names against electronic records that are supposed to screen out illegal immigrants.

See the no match summary for the backstory; groups collaborating on the lawsuit included the American Civil Liberties Union and the US Chamber of Commerce.

Thu, 10/08/2009 - 19:55 · · Importance: 4


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