INA Section 1324b — Immigration and Nationality Act - Anti-Discrimination Provision

Section 1324b of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) prohibits citizenship status discrimination and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruiting or referring for a fee. It also prohibits unfair documentary practices (document abuse) during the employment eligibility verification process (Form I-9), where an employer demands more or different documents than required or rejects reasonably genuine-looking documents. The INA's anti-discrimination provision fills a gap left by Title VII for smaller employers: it covers national origin discrimination for employers with 4 to 14 employees and citizenship status discrimination for employers with 4 or more employees. The provision is enforced by the Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER).