E-Verify is a voluntary program run by the United States government to help certify that employees hired by companies are not in the country illegally.
The program is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration.
Since the pilot project which started with 500 companies in 5 states it has grown to more than 53,000 employers who have signed up to participate in E-Verify, which was announced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The program has been growing by approximately 1,000 new employers each week since last October 07.
With an increased data sources feeding into E-Verify and start of using photos to help verify the authenticity of employee's documentation. It's also working on regulations to require the approximately 200,000 federal contractors to use the system. Currently about 24,000 employers use it voluntarily.

Starting the week of Mar. 1, federal fines imposed on employers who hire undocumented migrants goes up from 2,200 for first offense, and up to $10,000 after that— will rise by 25%. man oh Man..

SHRM asserts that it is inefficient, ineffective and prone to error.ummmmmmm but I am sure we will be hearing more about it and not only federal but more and more private companies would start using it in coming days.