Immigration law is a complex field and employers are not likely to know when they can be liable, the consequences, and the likely enforcement issues.The laws, regulations, and interpretations shaping immigration policy and the functions of the immigration-related bureaus of the Department of Homeland Security are of interest to the general public and a wide variety of professionals. You are very likely, perhaps even certain to run into immigration issues if you are: an in-house counsel, a university/education lawyer, an M&A/corporate lawyer, a litigator, a labor/employment lawyer, a business lawyer or general practitioner/contracts lawyer including government contracts lawyer, or part of a business/management team or HR of an organization. The purpose of this article is to sensitize you and alert you to some of the more precarious issues that we see in our practice. (Note that we are not covering aspects of immigration law that relate to criminal law; and of necessity, we will have to oversimplify many aspects of our discussion.), Experience: North America Immigration Law Group · Education: University of Michigan Law School · Location: Boston · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Victoria Chen’s profile on LinkedIn, a , ALERT: New Social Media Screening for F-1, M-1, and J-1 Visas - What You Need to Know The State Department has implemented mandatory social media vetting for certain student and exchange visitor .