USCIS Will Destroy E‑Verify Records 10+ Years Old on January 6, 2025
On October 7, 2024, the USCIS issued a reminder to all employers using E-Verify that they have until January 5, 2025, to download records for E‑Verify cases last updated on or before December 31, 2014 . The next day, on January 6, 2025, the USCIS will dispose of these E‑Verify records that are more than 10 years old. USCIS annually disposes of E-Verify employer records that are 10 years old or older per the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) records retention and disposal schedule. This reduces security and privacy risks associated with the U.S. government’s retaining personally identifiable information. Why is this Important? An employer needs to make sure it has the required information. If an employer faces an audit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an investigation by the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employees Right’s (IER) Section, a request from the U.S. Department of Labor, or an audit/inspection from a state agency, employers must be a...