Last reviewed: 2026-07-20. Every US employer that hires anyone — citizen or noncitizen — sits inside a federal verification and record-keeping system built on Form I-9, and increasingly on E-Verify. This explainer maps
Last verified: 2026-07-20. The $800 duty-free de minimis exemption is gone. Since August 29, 2025, every commercial shipment entering the U
Last verified: 2026-07-20. The Section 122 import surcharge is a temporary, across-the-board U.S. import duty imposed under Section 122 of
Last reviewed: 2026-07-20. Immigration headlines move fast, but the word "new rule" in a news story can mean six very different l
What changed The 10% Section 122 global import surcharge — imposed after the Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs — hits its hard sta
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