Companies with undocumented alien employees prepare for second Trump administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dismantled by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. (ICE) is expected to crack down on workplaces.
“While much of the incoming administration's policy agenda for the immigrant workforce remains unclear, employers are preparing for a dramatic increase in workplace enforcement, as outlined by President Trump's top officials.” bloomberg law report:
This includes a return to raids on businesses suspected of employing illegal immigrant workers. Tom Homan, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Trump's “border czar,” has already promised. Employers will also be subject to increased I-9 audits. It could be devastating for many companies as well. [Emphasis added]
“This enforcement could happen quickly and without notice, really without much warning.” Scott Bettridge, immigration director at Cozen O'Connor PC, said: [Emphasis added]
Experts have long argued that such ICE raids are critical to enforcing federal immigration law. 9 million Currently, immigrants are presumed to be working in American jobs. Undocumented immigrants are especially vulnerable to unscrupulous employers who steal wages, demand long, grueling hours, and are often forced to perform dangerous work that can easily lead to death.
wide range report from new york timesPublished this week, it details a thriving underground economy in which U.S.-based employment agencies prey on undocumented immigrants, funnel them into jobs at big companies, and ultimately exploit them.
Data collected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows that over the past decade, staffing agencies were the largest employers of undocumented workers at sites inspected for immigration violations. At least 160 staffing companies, most of which were identified during the Trump administration, had suspicious documents or hired people without proof of clearance, records show. [Emphasis added]
Despite the widespread use of illegal aliens by companies, few people have been prosecuted, and nationally mandated E-Verify has not yet been approved by Congress.
“Federal, state, and local regulators have conducted at least 80 investigations into our agency for potential violations involving immigrants.” times “Many of these individuals are in the United States illegally, according to Department of Homeland Security records obtained through public records requests.”
For example, in June 2019, Breitbart News reported that from April 2018 to March 2019, only 11 employers were indicted for hiring illegal aliens, and zero companies were prosecuted. Of the 11 employers charged, only three received prison sentences.
Trump-elect Border Czar Tom Homan, along with several other appointees, is a leading proponent of mandating E-Verify nationwide, a program designed to weed out illegal employment. .
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
