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 [...]
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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. In a recent court order, a Federal District Judge from Texas questioned the logic behind prosecuting unlawful foreign nationals who have no significant criminal background. The judge, called it “mind-boggling” given the cost to the American taxpayers. The judge opined that it would cost over $13,000 to jail the three foreign nationals mentioned in the [...] According to the Boston Globe’s Boston.com, dozens of the stadium’s would-be snow removers were detained on Wednesday after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency pulled over a van and detained numerous individuals thought to be unauthorized workers. The enforcement action has caused great concern in the Guatemalan immigrant population of Boston as those who were [...] 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 emerging [...] 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. 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 [...] The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced yesterday that it will investigate 1000 additional companies for I-9 compliance. This announcement comes on the heels of a May announcement when it announced that it would investigate 500 companies. The investigation will consist of an I-9 audit of the company’s records. The audit is meant to [...] ICE enforcement agents raided the House of Raeford Farms poultry firm last year and found evidence that the company had employed unauthorized employees. As part of a plea agreement, the poultry firm agreed to pay $1.5 million dollars in fines. The plea agreement allowed certain managers of the firm to avoid jail time due to [...] The former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa is beginning the first of two trials relating to his participation in a business that employed unauthorized workers. Mr. Rubashkin is accused of directing workers to obtain fraudulent documents that showed they were eligible to work. The New York Times recently published an article examining the problem of visa overstays and the country’s inability to keep track of those who overstay. Generally speaking, an ovestayer is someone who is granted a visa but then does not leave the country when their visa status expires. As has been previously mentioned on this blog, American Apparel has fired many of its employees after receiving notice from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that it had found irregularities in their employment authorization documentation. Today, the New York Times has produced a comprehensive article that examines the firings from many different sides, including the [...] The New York Times is reporting that the owners of Yamato Engine Specialists 1990 Ltd. have been ordered to pay a $100,000 for hiring unauthorized workers. The owners will, however, not be jailed. This company was one of the first companies to face an ICE Workplace enforcement investigation after President Obama was inauguated. Since ICE [...] The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency recently announced that a Missouri poultry processing plant has paid a $450,000 fine after a 2007 ICE raid of the plant found 136 unauthorized employees. In addition to the nearly half million dollar fine, the company was also required to develop an I-9 Compliance program that complied [...] Today, the New York Times offered an editorial suggesting that the United States Government should end the barring of certain foreign national intellectuals due to their political positions. One wonders if the Govenrment will listen. |
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