On January 20, 2011, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the creation of an employment compliance inspection center in Crystal City, Virginia. At the center, 15 auditors will support ICE’s worksite enforcement strategy by helping agency field offices around the country expedite employment authorization verification (Form I-9) audits of businesses selected for inspection by […]Read More >
Chipotle Mexican Grill reportedly fired an estimated 50 Latino employees recently as a result of an I-9 (work authorization verification) audit. Brad Sigal of the Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee said, “An action like this on a mass scale before the holidays is not consistent with the image [Chipotle’s has] cultivated.” In a statement, Chipotle’s […]Read More >
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced a new nationwide audit initiative targeted at U.S. employers. ICE issued 652 Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 652 businesses across the country. This represents 100 more NOIs than ICE issued in all of fiscal year 2008. Each NOI notifies the employer that they are subject to an ICE […]Read More >
