Title: Understanding Immigration Enforcement: What Employers Need to Know

Description: Viewers joined ACS and Diane M. Butler, partner and head of the Immigration Group at Davis Wright Tremaine, for an informative webinar on what employers need to know when it comes to immigration enforcement. This presentation covered:

• Understanding Immigration Enforcement Actions – The key differences between raids, audits, and inspections and what they mean for your business.
• Recognizing the Players – The various agencies who might be involved in an immigration encounter.
• How to Prepare for Immigration Audits & Workplace Visits – What steps you should take now to ensure compliance before an audit happens.
• Addressing Employee and Third Party Concerns – Best practices for communications about enforcement actions, handling workplace uncertainty, and countering misinformation.

Speaker:

Diane M. Butler is a partner and heads the Immigration Group at Davis Wright Tremaine, headquartered in Seattle.  She focuses on employment-based and business immigration and represents and defends clients in immigration investigations and audits in administrative proceedings and federal court. Before law school, Diane graduated from the University of Wyoming, worked on Capitol Hill, and then worked in Shanghai for a Canadian law firm. She went on to receive her law degree from George Washington University. Diane enjoys strategizing options and troubleshooting problem cases. In her spare time, she likes to play jazz on her accordion.

This webinar recording is free for both ACS members and nonmembers. Make sure you are logged in to your account to view or you can purchase the recording here.