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Mateo Moreno

E-Verify+ Goes Live: What It Actually Means for Latino Workers in NY, LA and Chicago

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 04: A delivery bicycle rider waits on a snowy street on February 04, 2026 in New York City. (Credit: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A newly launched federal system for confirming who's allowed to work in the U.S. is shifting more of the verification burden onto employees themselves — and the shift lands hardest on the Latino-heavy construction, hospitality and logistics crews concentrated in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

What Actually Changes on the Job

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