2010 Has ICE Steping Up I-9 It’s Audit Activity
2010 will be a busy year in the halls of Immigration Compliance Enforcement (ICE). In an I-9 audit, the employer is requested to submit Form I-9s, payroll records, payroll tax filings, W-2s and 1099s, Social Security no-match letters, and the like, so that the ICE can determine whether the employer is in compliance with federal employment eligibility laws. A finding of noncompliance can lead to fines and, in the case of “pattern or practice” violations, criminal penalties. Results from 654 recent I-9 audits, announced by ICE in July, reveal that about 16 percent of the total number of Form I-9-related documents reviewed were identified as “suspect.”
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http://www.constangy.com/communications-259.html
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Year-end Has ICE Undertaking 1,000 New Form I-9 Audits
What’s new with Immigration Compliance Enforcement? As it previously reported, ICE confirmed that the 1,000 businesses served with audit notices this week were selected for inspection as a result of a combination of the nature of their business (linked to public safety and/or national security) and investigative leads and intelligence. The names and locations of the businesses remain confidential.
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http://www.foxrothschild.com/newspubs/newspubsArticle.aspx?id=12826
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What’s Becoming The New ICE Raids? Audits
The inspections typically begin with a phone call and are followed by visits from auditors with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, who ask to review the I-9 forms that all employees must fill out to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
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http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_13924906?nclick_check=1
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U.S. to Recognize Employers Who Maintain A Legal Workforce
Your hiring practices will be placed out for all to see. “E-Verify is a smart, simple and effective tool that reflects our continued commitment to working with employers to maintain a legal workforce,” said Secretary Napolitano. “The ‘I E-Verify’ program will let consumers know which businesses are working hard to follow the law and are committed to protecting employment opportunities.”
“Employment verification is not just good business, it’s the law,” said ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton. “The main reason people enter the United States illegally is the opportunity to work. The public can and should choose to reward companies who follow the law and employ a legal workforce.”
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Immigration Compliance Enforcement Is Cracking Down on Hiring Illegal Workers
On July 1, 2009 – just before the long hot Fourth of July holiday weekend – the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent chills up the spines of many U.S. employers by issuing Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 652 businesses nationwide to determine whether or not they were complying with Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) Form regulations.
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Sixty Area Firms In San Diego, CA Targeted For Worker Eligibility Audits
Notice of Inspection have been issued to local businesses in San Diego, CA. Immigration and Customs Enforcement inspectors are examining 60 businesses in San Diego and Imperial counties to make sure their workers are eligible for employment, the federal agency announced Thursday.
The effort is part of an audit of 1,000 businesses nationwide to check for illegal immigrant workers and comes after a similar effort in April targeted 654 businesses across the country.
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http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_71044ec5-a632-519c-8c08-732f765e5c49.html
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Immigration Compliance Enforcement Is On The Move With Illegals
The numbers speak for themselves. In fiscal 2009, ICE removed a record number of aliens – 387,000 – more than any other administration in the nation’s history. ICE also removed a record number of criminal aliens – 136,000. In just the first year of our new Secure Communities initiative, ICE identified more than 111,000 aliens charged or convicted of crimes, and more than 11,000 of them were charged with or convicted of Level 1 crimes like murder and rape. This is a smart way to use resources and protect our communities.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/23/the-new-ice-age/
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Columbia Farms Inc. to Pay $1.5 Million for Hiring Unauthorized Workers
Prosecutors said the federal investigation into Columbia Farms’ hiring practices began in December 2007. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigators began reviewing the company’s I-9 employment eligibility verification forms and supporting documentation for suspected violations. Reportedly, ICE prosecuted 21 supervisory employees who were hired with false documents, and more than 300 employees were deported for being in the country illegally.
http://www.auditi9.com/46/columbia-farms-inc-to-pay-1-5-million-for-hiring-unauthorized-workers/
Slaughterhouse Manager Facing Consecutive Trials For Hiring Illegals
Rubashkin faces consecutive trials, the first on 91 financial fraud charges and a second trial on 72 immigration violations. The former Agriprocessors, Inc., human resources manager, Elizabeth Billmeyer, said she asked Rubashkin multiple times about employing illegal immigrants.
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http://wcco.com/wireapnewsia/Witness.Iowa.slaughterhouse.2.1274758.html
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College Campuses Are Participating In The E-Verify Program
College and universities are participating in the E-Verify Program. This new part of the campus employment verification process will ONLY affect employees who work directly on a federal contract or subcontract that requires the use of E-Verify. The new regulations apply to academic, staff, and student employees.
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http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/messages/text.asp?pid=3318
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