Coronavirus raises a host of difficult immigration issues for U.S. businesses. Here's a look at the issues:
. ICE directed students to “work with employers to maintain practical training agreements.” The statement added, “Changes to workplace requirements may impact nonimmigrant students engaging in practical training. SEVP [Student and Exchange Visitor Program] encourages such students to consult with their employer to seek alternative ways to maintain training agreements, such as teleworking or other arrangements.
“The second possibility is to have the new hire complete section 1 of the I-9 remotely, and then hold off completion of the I-9 until operations resume and section 2 can be completed by the employer. However, that option is less certain,” said Neifach. “This is not a cure for a late I-9 but may be a basis to mitigate against future sanction or penalty should there be an ICE audit.
“While ICE has not explicitly blessed this option for delays due to COVID-19, in the context of other natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, the government has advised that employers whose Form I-9s are missing and/or destroyed as a result of a natural disaster should complete a new I-9 as possible and attach a memo stating the reasons why it was redone or completed late.
In theory, going to another country could allow an employee to pass the 14-day period designated in the travel ban. However, the challenge is the travel ban could be broadened to include new countries. During his March 13, 2020, press conference Donald Trump suggested the ban
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