ICE Rewrote the I-9 Rules Without Telling Anyone. Fifteen Errors That Used to Be Free Now Cost You $2,861 Each.
ICE moved roughly fifteen categories of I-9 error from technical to substantive on March 16, 2026 by editing a web page. Each one is now immediately fineable at $288 to $2,861 per form.
Maeve Healy, Esq.Accurate as of September 2, 2026