Payroll October 16, 2025
Chamber of Commerce Sues Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
The Chamber said in a lawsuit that it was illegal for President Donald Trump to slap a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications.
Payroll September 19, 2025
Trump Sets a New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb overuse.
Payroll August 5, 2025
Trump Floats Plan to Legalize Undocumented Immigrant Farmworkers
President Trump said he wants to allow migrant farmworkers, millions of whom have lived in the country for years or decades, to remain in the U.S. indefinitely.
Payroll July 28, 2025
Analysis Shows Trump Tax and Deportation Plans Could Disrupt 6 Million Jobs
The analysis builds on recent economic research that found previous increases in immigration enforcement caused widespread job losses for both immigrant and U.S.-born workers.
Small Business June 24, 2025
As ICE Raids Continue, How Do Employers Know if Their Workers Are Legal?
While the government’s E-Verify system is regarded as an increasingly reliable — although not infallible — way of weeding out undocumented workers, few businesses use it.
IRS May 22, 2025
17 People Arrested After IRS Participates in ICE Raid at Seattle-Area Beverage Company
In one of the first immigration raids involving the IRS, federal agents arrested 17 people at Eagle Beverage and Accessories Products in Kent, WA, on May 20.
IRS May 14, 2025
IRS Criminal Investigators in Chicago Are Being ‘Deputized’ as Immigration Enforcers
The Trump administration’s refocusing of federal resources on immigration has landed at the Chicago office of IRS-CI, where agents are now being prepared for unprecedented special assignments to help track down undocumented immigrants.
Taxes May 7, 2025
Feds’ Latest Tool in Push to Curb Immigration: Workers’ Tax IDs
A recent agreement between the IRS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to share immigrants’ tax information has raised growing concern about how data tied to ITINs and their holders might be used.
Taxes April 10, 2025
IRS Could Lose Billions in Revenue Due to Fewer Unauthorized Immigrants Paying Taxes
The IRS is at risk of losing an estimated $313.3 billion in revenue over the next 10 years as undocumented immigrants could become less likely to file taxes if they fear their tax information could be used to deport them.
Taxes April 8, 2025
IRS to Share Immigrant Tax Data to Build Criminal Cases
The IRS will give taxpayer data about immigrants to U.S. authorities conducting criminal investigations, saying it will support President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport people illegally in the U.S.
General News March 21, 2025
Is Homeland Security Using IRS Agents to Help with Deportations?
The news that the Department of Homeland Security has pressured the Internal Revenue Service to help with immigration enforcement actions has stirred up more concerns of potential mass deportations in Fresno and the Central Valley.
Small Business February 25, 2025
Administration to Offer ‘Gold Card’ Visas to Immigrants Who Invest $5 Million or More in U.S.
President Donald Trump said he is starting a program to offer residency and a path to citizenship to investors who pay $5 million, offering a new avenue for legal immigration even as he carries out a sweeping crackdown on undocumented migrants.