ICE rule could grant 1-9 document flexibility.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is poised to offer employers more flexibility when examining the documents employees present to verify their eligibility to work. A notice of proposed rulemaking issued Aug. 18 could eventually make permanent pandemic-era rules that allow remote inspection of 1-9 documents.

Normally, employers must visually and in person inspect documents such as driver's licenses, birth certificates and passports that new employees present to prove their employment eligibility. In 2020, ICE began permitting employers to...