DHS Reports on Employer Enforcement and Compliance
Janet Napolitano, the DHS Secretary, has indicated that employer investigations will continue and, possibly, intensify. In 2009 there were $24 million in employer fines (compared to zero in 2006). In 2009, 45 businesses and 47 individuals have been debarred while in 2008 only one was debarred. Immigration compliance and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued over 1,000 I-9 Notice of Inspection (NOI) in 2009 to random employers with another 1,000 announced at the symposium. I-9 audits, many of which are conducted randomly, may result in civil penalties, and where bad faith is found, lead to criminal prosecution.
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