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Department of Homeland Security Announces Plans to Repeal "No Match" Regulation

Preliminary Injunction Remains in Effect

July 8, 2009 -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it would commence rulemaking proceedings to withdraw the Bush Administration's "no-match" regulation. That regulation would have required employees listed on Social Security Administration (SSA) no-match letters to resolve the discrepancies with SSA by a set deadline or face the loss of employment.

The "no-match" regulation was never implemented because of a nationwide preliminary injunction entered on October 15, 2007. The preliminary injunction remains in effect. Click here for prior story.

Altshuler Berzon LLP represents the AFL-CIO and other labor organizations that challenged the regulation. The ACLU and the National Immigration Law Center also represent plaintiffs in the case.

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