According to reports, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is conducting site visits to H-2B employers nationwide in a variety of industry sectors. A site inspector may ask to review documentation and interview staff and the H-2B worker. There may be follow-up contacts and the agency will document the findings in a Compliance Review Report and determine whether further investigation is warranted.
Among the questions being asked of employers are the H-2B workers’ job titles, dates of beginning and ending of employment, daily job duties, physical locations where the work is performed, the onsite point of contact for the workers at the worksite, how the workers are monitored to determine whether they are appearing for work as required, whether any of the workers failed to complete the full employment period and, if so, whether the employer reported this failure to USCIS (including documentary evidence such as copies of emails or mailed letters), whether the employer offers housing to H-2B workers and if so, where, what type, and at what cost, and whether the employer offers transportation to and from the worksite.
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