South Dakota lawmakers reject mandatory E-Verify checks of worker citizenship, immigration status

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 366

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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PIERRE — A bill that would have required some South Dakota employers to use a federal website to verify employees’ work eligibility failed in the state Senate on Wednesday, the second-to-last day of the annual legislative session.

E-Verify is a free website from the federal government that compares records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Social Security Administration to the information on an employee’s I-9, an employment verification document that …

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