Category: DHS

Download: No-Match Letters Fact Sheet Sample ICE “No-Match” Insert Letter Every year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) informs thousands of employers via a “nomatch” letter that certain employees’ names and corresponding Social Security numbers provided on Forms W-2 do not match SSA’s records. Out of approximately 250 million wage reports the SSA receives each year,… Read More

The Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule (PDF) on July 16, 2007, that exempts portions of the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements. IDENT is the primary repository of biometric information held by the DHS in… Read More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is updating its electronic records system to consolidate information from different systems of records notices and add new sources of data. The update includes Basic Pilot Program information used to determine whether a newly hired employee is authorized to work in the U.S. The notice is available at here.… Read More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has changed the name of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the name of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Click here to read the notice.

As part of the forthcoming notice of proposed rulemaking on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to propose significant flexibility on requirements for travel documents for U.S. and Canadian children entering the U.S. via land or sea ports. The proposal would allow U.S. and Canadian citizen children 15… Read More