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ICE Sending Chills Down Spines of U.S. Employers

wgarnett — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

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.

Link to article.

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ICE Sending Chills Down Spines of U.S. Employers as Government Cracks Down on Hiring Illegal Workers

wgarnett — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:44:50 +0000

Employers are required to complete and retain an Employment Eligibility Verification Form – also known as an “I-9 Form” – for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This form requires employers to review and record the individual’s identity document or documents and determine whether the documents reasonably appear to be genuine and related to the individual.

Link to the full article below.

http://www.retailgigs.com/articles/ice-sending-chills-down-spines-of-u-s-employers-as-government-cracks-down-on-hiring-illegal-workers-4488-article.html

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San Antonio, TX Immigration Compliance Enforcement (ICE) To Audit 60 Local Businesses

wgarnett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:36:09 +0000

Then local ICE office in San Antonio, TX to audit 60 businesses. The Obama administration has said it wants to crack down on employers who ignore immigration laws to obtain cheap labor, a seeming departure from the much-criticized workplace raids that focused on workers and tore apart communities.

Link to the full article below.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/70568062.html

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Immigration Compliance Enforcement (ICE) Announces 1000 Audits On Businesses

wgarnett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:49:12 +0000

ICE announces update on compliance audits. The 1,000 businesses served with audit notices this week were selected for inspection as a result of investigative leads and intelligence and because of the business’ connection to public safety and national security-for example, privately owned critical infrastructure and key resources. The names and locations of the businesses will not be released at this time due to the ongoing, law enforcement sensitive nature of these audits.

You can read the full article linked below.

http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/2009/11/ice-announces-1000-audits.html

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Bad Economy Creates Compliance Issues For H-1B

wgarnett — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35:47 +0000

If you are facing reduction in work and the bench period is being extended, you must take appropriate measures. If the change in business is temporary and you expect your business to pick up in few months, it is not good to lay off your employees. One of the options to retain your good employees without hurting their immigration status and also to reduce your burden of payroll is to amend the previously approved H-1B for part time or flexible hours H-1B. This creates benefits for both employer and the employee. The employee is able to maintain his status and able to look for another part or full time job if needed. Or he uses his time to wind up his affairs in US such as dependents’ education, job, selling cars or other property. On the other hand the employer is able to retain his workforce until the economy improves.

Link to the full articles below.

http://sunitakapoor.com/?q=content/compliance-issues-h-1b-employers-bad-economy-0

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Get ready for E-Verify Its Gaining In Popularity

wgarnett — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:56:04 +0000

E-Verify is showing new life. While the system, in its current state, has been highly criticized by some experts as flawed, the program is quickly gaining popularity among legislators and could soon become mandatory for every employer in the U.S.

Read the full article linked below.

http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1299177.html

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Have You Been Checking on the Increase Number of Audits Being Investigated by ICE?

wgarnett — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:19:44 +0000

John Morton, the newly appointed Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the enforcement arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for investigating immigration violations and enforcing immigration laws at the worksite said this week that ICE will continue to crackdown on employers who hire unauthorized workers. He warned employers that “You are going to see audits regularly and on a larger scale.” Secretary Morton reiterated that the agency is set to increase the number of companies it will audit and will civil impose fines on violators. ICE will also pursue criminal charges against bad-faith actors.

Read the full article below.

http://blog.klaskolaw.com/2009/09/18/immigration-and-customs-enforcement-announces-that-the-number-of-immigration-related-investigations-against-employers-will-continue-to-increase/

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H-1B Round-up, Part I: USCIS Targeting H-1B Employers

wgarnett — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:44:30 +0000

In an effort to reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has expanded its H-1B site visit and enforcement program. Approximately 25,000 new site visits of H-1B employers are in the works. USCIS is targeting these enforcement efforts at all H-1B employers, and not just those perceived to be abusing the program. It does seem to have a special interest in small businesses and information technology consulting companies, though no employer is immune.

Link to full article below.

http://immigrationchronicle.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/h-1b-round-up-part-i-uscis-targeting-h-1b-employers/

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I-9 Audits of Employers Is on the Increase

wgarnett — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:05:23 +0000

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), under the Department of Homeland Security is conducting massive I-9 Audits to trap the employers. As part of an I-9 audit, ICE agents review I-9 forms, company payroll records, W-2 reports, and other documents. They seek to determine whether the employer has properly checked the new employee’s identity and work authorization, and re-verified authorization, as needed for temporary authorizations.

You can read the full article below.

http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/08/i9_audits_of_employers.html

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U.S. Government Begins Crackdown On I-9 Compliance

wgarnett — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:10:50 +0000

Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (”ICE”) issued Notices of Inspection to 652 businesses throughout the United States to audit those businesses’ I-9 records. The Notices alert companies that ICE will soon inspect their hiring records to determine whether or not they are in compliance with the employment verification and eligibility laws. The 652 Notices issued last week exceeds the total number of similar Notices issued for the entire 2008 fiscal year.

Read the full article linked below.

http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=83654&email_access=on&login=true

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