Archive for the ‘Immigration and Customs Enforcement’ Category
In F, M, or J Status? ICE Provides Tips on Appling for a Driver’s License and SSN
January 23rd, 2012 by Amber Blasingame
Posted in: Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted tips for foreign nationals in F, M, or J, status on applying for driver’s licenses and social security numbers. The key is not to apply too early. The memo, posted January 17, 2012, recommends that students wait at least 10-15 days before applying at the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) and/or Social Security Administration (SSA) to allow [...]
Obama Administration’s Pressure on Employers Criticized by Left and Right
March 30th, 2011 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law
In a recent article, the Wall Street Journal describes audits conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “silent raids.” ICE audits have increased dramatically under the Obama administration as reported in 2009 by the New York Times. In April, 2009, the Obama administration shifted the focus of workplace enforcement from arresting undocumented workers to pressuring [...]
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Increased Government Workplace Audits Coming
February 17th, 2011 by Aaron Hall
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has recently set up a centralized employment compliance inspection center, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. The center will coordinate audits of employers across states and according to the Wall Street Journal will target “at least a few fast-food chains.”
In the coming days, federal agents will notify [...]
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The House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Panel Schedules a Hearing on E-Verify; Many Businesses Strongly Opposed
February 11th, 2011 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law, Uncategorized
As reported recently in the Washington Post, nationwide implementation of E-Verify is on the agenda of several House Republicans in the first session of the 112th Congress. E-Verify is an electronic system that allows employers to run the information of potential employees through federal databases to confirm it and therefore identify people who are not legally [...]
Justice Department Settles with Hoover Inc. for Unfair I-9 Practices
November 15th, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Uncategorized
The United States Department of Justice announced last week that it reached a settlement agreement with Hoover Inc., the well-known manufacturer of vacuum cleaners, over allegations that Hoover imposed illegal obstacles in the I-9 process upon its lawful permanent resident employees.
According to the Department of Justice’s report, Hoover required all permanent residents to produce a new [...]
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26 Business Owners Engaged in Unauthorized Worker Ring
October 8th, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Uncategorized
Twenty-six New York City business owners have been indicted for their involvement in a criminal scheme that smuggled Chinese immigrants into the U.S. to work at restaurants and other establishments.
According to yesterday’s indictments, six of the defendants smuggled immigrants form China to the United States from April through October. Eighteen of the defendants allegedly harbored undocumented [...]
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DHS Focus on Enforcement of Employers of Undocumented Workers Continues
September 24th, 2010 by Aaron Hall
Posted in: Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security seems to be making good on its promise to seek out and prosecute employers who employ undocumented workers.
On September 14, 2010, ICE arrested a manager of a personnel agency in Bell, California based on the allegation that he had hired unlawful workers and then provided them with counterfeit documents.
Yesterday, ICE arrested [...]
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Colin Powell Urges Path to Legal Status for Undocumented Workers
September 20th, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: Dream Act, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Uncategorized
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Former Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed his opinion regarding many immigration-related issues. Powell focused his interview, however, on the benefits provided by undocumented immigrants, economic and otherwise.
Powell recognized immigrants as the force moving the United States forward, and specifically credited them as performing essential work in the [...]
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Restauranteur Looking at Stiff Fines and Jail Time
September 9th, 2010 by Aaron Hall
Posted in: Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The importance of business owners’ strict compliance with immigration laws in their hiring practices is driven home with the The New York Times report on the owner of a french restaurant in San Diego who was indicted for hiring 12 undocumented immigrants. The owner of the restaurant now faces up to 30 years in prison and almost $4 [...]
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State E-Verify Laws Stirring Controversy
August 1st, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: Arizona, E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law, Uncategorized
Although not as prevalent in recent headlines as Arizona’s SB1070, the Legal Arizona Worker’s Act (LAWA) is also attracting attention and debate. LAWA requires all businesses in the state to use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. If using E-Verify, an employer found to be employing undocumented workers benefits from a [...]
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