• The federal government shutdown and resulting lapse in funding had caused E-Verify to be offline since October 1, 2025.
• Employers were still required to complete Form I-9s for new hires, but E-Verify participants were unable to access that system to confirm employment eligibility.
• Now that the system is back up, by a deadline of October 14, 2025, E-Verify participating employers must create an E-Verify case for each employee hired while the system was down.

E-Verify is a voluntary internet-based system operated by DHS in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). It allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. By comparing information from an employee’s I-9 to data from DHS and SSA records, E-Verify helps ensure that employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. While E- Verify is not mandatory for most employers, certain federal contractors are required to use E-Verify, and several states and localities have their own E-Verify mandates.

According to DHS guidance, E-Verify employers that participate in the program and have hired workers while the system was down must create an E-Verify case by Tuesday, October 14, 2025. When creating the case, employers will use the hire date from the employee’s Form I-9. If the employer was unable to create an E-Verify case within the usual three business days after the employee began work due to the system’s unavailability, E-Verify...

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