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Each year the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and the Department of Labor (DOL) are increasing their audits of companies to see if they have correctly followed the procedure required to determine whether an employee is eligible to work in the United States. Until recently, most audits were directed at the industries that were … The Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has announced that a Michigan diary farm and its owners have been fined $2.7 million for violating immigration laws by employing unauthorized workers. Over a period of about ten years, the farm employed about 70 unauthorized workers who provided false names and social security numbers. The owners apparently … Continue reading “Dairy Farmers Fined 2.7 Million For I-9 Violations” In the last two years the amount of fines that have been levied against American employers who have not complied with I-9 requirements have risen from .7 million to 7 million dollars. The amount of I-9 fines is expected to continue to rise as the number of company audits also continue to rise. Last year, … Continue reading “I-9 Audits Fines Increase 1000% In Two Years” It was recently announced that the clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch has been fined over $1 million for I-9 irregularities. Put differently, the fine appears to be due to the company’s mistakes in collecting and maintaining its I-9 documentation. The Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency even stated that it had not found any instances where … Continue reading “Abercrombie & Fitch I-9 Mistakes Result in $1 Million Fine” It is being reported that the Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency is set to issue 500 employer audits in the next week. Employer audits are the in vogue method for the government to ensure employers are properly monitoring their new hires through I-9 and e-verification. Employers must verify that each new hire is authorized to … Continue reading “ICE Set To Issue 500 Employer Audits in Next Week” The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has recently ordered I-9 inspections on 180 companies located in the Southeast. These companies are being requested to provide documentation showing that their employees are authorized to work in the United States. Additionally, the inspections will examine whether a company has properly collected and maintained the proper paperwork. Failure … Continue reading “ICE Orders I-9 Inspection for 180 Lucky Companies in Southeast” It is being reported that Koch Food has agreed to pay a fine of $536,000 following a 2007 ICE raid where 161 of its employees were found to be unauthorized to work. As reported by the Associated Press, Koch Foods states that it did not knowingly hire the unauthorized workers. Instead, the fines are because … Continue reading “Koch Food Fined $536,000 After Immigration Raid” The Department of Homeland Security fined companies a total of $24 million for immigration violations in fiscal year 2009. This increase in fines has increased from no fines in fiscal year 2006. Given the increase in the number of ICE employer investigations, I wouldn’t be surprised if that number continued to increase. Dairy farmers across the United States are seeking passage of a much needed AGjobs bill that will include a guest worker program. According to Dairy Today, nearly half of the U.S.’s dairy work force are immigrants. Facing increased I-9 audits from ICE, dairy employers are increasingly asking for the passage of an AGjobs bill that … Continue reading “Dairy Farmers Seek AGjobs Bill with Guest Worker Program” by Svilen.milev The Federal Government agreed to stop its immigration inquiry into Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation after the company agreed to pay the government $4.5 million dollars over three years and to use more stringent hiring standards. The corporation, a chicken processor, has admitted no criminal or civil wrongdoing. However, the business is just now … Continue reading “Immigration Inquiry Ends After Company Agrees To Pay $4.5 Million” Yesterday, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) arrested 12 employees of Empire Warehouse Solutions for forging false social security cards and green cards. Empire Warehouse Solutions provides services at Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, NY. It is unclear in the article whether the company will face civil or criminal charges. The AP is reporting that Detroit firm Applied Plastic Products is facing a $41,360 fine because of its failure to properly complete nearly 100 I-9 forms for employee verification. The fine was announced after Immigration & Customs Enforcement officials performed an I-9 audit in March 2009. What is significant about this fine is that there … Continue reading “Detroit Firm Faces $40,000 Fine after I-9 Audit” Word came down late last week that at least five Vermont Dairy Farms have been served with subpoenas from the Immigration Enforcement Agency (ICE). The subpoenas are part of an I-9 audit that is being conducted on the dairy farms. An I-9 audit is a review of a company’s documentation concerning its employee’s authorization to … Continue reading “I-9 Audits Directed at Vermont Dairy Farms” Dairy Farmers In Need of Comprehensive Immigration Reform I recently read an article that demonstrated America’s pervasive need for comprehensive immigration reform. The article examines how dairy farmers in Minnesota cannot find American workers that are willing to work the long hours in tough conditions that is required to farm. These dairy farmers, who many … Continue reading “Dairy Farmers In Need of Comprehensive Immigration Reform” |
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