Chipotle Fires Scores of Latino Workers in Minnesota
January 9th, 2011 by Brian D. Zuccaro
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 confirmed that the company is “fully cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Minnesota in connection with a document request they have made.”
