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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced a critical update to the E-Verify Status Change Report of which all employers using the system should be aware. As of July 15, 2025, the report now includes a “Revoked Document Number” field—an enhancement designed to help employers more accurately identify employees whose Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) have been revoked. Quick Hits DHS has updated the E-Verify Status Change Report to include a “Revoked Document Number” field, effective July 15, 2025, to help employers identify employees with revoked EADs. Employers must now compare the EAD number on an employee’s Form I-9 with the Revoked Document Number in the updated report to determine if reverification of work authorization is necessary. Background The Status Change Report was first launched on June 20, 2025 , as part of DHS’s efforts to improve transparency and compliance in the employment verification process. Its primary purpose is to alert employers if an...

As we have previously reported , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is revoking employment authorization documents for certain individuals affected by the termination of humanitarian parole, including beneficiaries of the program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (better known as “CHNV” ). On Friday, E-Verify sent an  email update  with guidance regarding steps that employers must take. Rather than wait for E-Verify to send a case alert, employers must do the following as soon as possible: Log in to E-Verify regularly to generate a Status Change Report . If the Status Change Report indicates that the EADs were revoked for current employees, immediately begin re-verifying each employee using Form I-9, Supplement B, and complete all re-verifications within “a reasonable amount of time.” Employers are directed  not  to create a new E-Verify case for any affected employee , but only to use Form I-9, Supplement B, for re-verification purposes. A “r...