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 [...]
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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. Although this is a problem that persists [...] 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. Unexpected and disheartening to many immigration advocates, Dr. Dora Schriro has stepped down from her position as the leading federal government official responsible for reforming the nation’s immigration detention centers. Dr. Schriro was selected for this position merely a month ago when the administration announced that it was seeking to reform the hodgepodge of immigrant [...] Federal Contractors and sub-contractors are reminded that today, September 8, 2009, is the deadline that the Immigration Service has set for requiring participation in the E-verify program. The E-verify program allows for employers to check the work authorization status of new hires to ensure that no unauthorized individuals are employed. For more information, please visit [...] American Apparel is bracing for fines that appear to be forthcoming because of its employment of unauthorized workers. [...] The New York Times recently reported on the New York Department of Correction’s Rikers Island policy of routinely singling out inmates believed to be foreign nationals and providing a list of suspected foreign nationals to immigration authorities. Although this policy probably appears to be appropriate and justified by many observers, the New York Times’ report [...] In a plea agreement with the U.S. District Attorney, two executives at Yamato Engine Specialists have pleaded guilty to felony immigration violations and will face probation. Additionally, their company is expected to pay a significant fine. As reported at Seatlepi.com, the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington stated that the case, “should put employers on notice [...] Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced a massive indictment against fifty individuals who had participated in a marriage fraud scheme. The scheme was based out of Cincinnati, and included at least 27 married couples. The indicted included charges against both the U.S. Citizens and the foreign nationals. The foreign nationals are alleged to have paid the U.S. [...] Company pays $1.3 Million in Forfeiture According to the New York Tmes, a Texas donut company, Shipley Do-Nut Flour and Supply, has pleaded guilty to harboring unauthorized workers at its Houston plant. The company will pay $250,000 as a criminal fine and will forfeit $1.3 million. Additionally, three managers of the company have pleaded [...] Frontline has produced a provocative documentary that examines the lasting effects of the May 2oo8 ICE raid on a Postville, Iowa meatpacking plant. The raid resulted in over 400 arrests and has had lasting consequences. |
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