FINAL DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY RULE (PUBLISHED 10/7/09)

Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter: Rescission, 74 FR 51447-52 (Oct. 7, 2009).

"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations by rescinding the amendments promulgated on August 15, 2007, and October 28, 2008, relating to procedures that employers may take to acquire a safe harbor from receipt of No-Match letters." 74 FR at 51447. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Calif. dismissed the lawsuit filed against the rule as moot.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY RULE (PUBLISHED 10/28/08)

Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter: Clarification; Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Supplemental Final "No-Match" Letter Rule, 73 FR 63843-67 (Oct. 28, 2008). (10/23/08).

"The final rule does not make any substantive changes from the August 2007 Final Rule or the Supplemental Proposed Rule." 73 FR at 63861. Implementation of the Aug. 2007 rule was preliminarily enjoined by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Oct. 10, 2007 (see below).

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