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		<title>USCIS Announces Update to E-Verify System</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2010/06/17/uscis-announces-update-to-e-verify-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that it has redesigned the E-Verify system to make it easier for employers to verify whether or not individuals are authorized to work in the United States.
E-Verify is a free, internet based based system, that allows participating employers to verify the employment eligibility of their employees.
USCIS officials estimated that over 208,000 employers are registered users of  E-Verify, and, has processed over 11 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Vermont Dairy Farmer Shares His Experience After an Audit of His Hiring Records</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2010/03/15/a-vermont-dairy-farmer-shares-his-experience-after-an-audit-of-his-hiring-records/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reported recently that the hiring records of the Gervais Family Farms in Bakersfield, Vermont were inspected as part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&#8217;s (USICE&#8217;s) enforcement efforts to inspect the employment records of 1,000 businesses across the United States.  The businesses that were inspected were either known or suspected to have hired undocumented immigrants.
The USICE imposes fines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USICE Inspecting the Hiring Records of 180 Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2010/03/04/usice-inspecting-the-hiring-records-of-180-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) reported earlier this week that it has just issued about 180 Notices of Inspection (NOI&#8217;s) to businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. The NOI&#8217;s informed the affected business owners that they have three (3) days to prepare for the USICE to inspect their hiring records to determine whether or not they have hired unauthorized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E-Verify System Still has Bugs</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2010/03/01/e-verify-system-still-has-bugs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2010/03/01/e-verify-system-still-has-bugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Orlando Sentinel reported recently that the system both Congress and the President direct employers to use called E-Verify to combat the hiring of illegal immigrants, is actually failing to identify over half of the unauthorized workers it checks, a research company named Westat has found.
The research company found that E-Verify failed to detect so many illegal workers mainly because the system is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Government Agrees Not to Prosecute Owners of Poultry Packing Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2010/01/06/federal-government-agrees-to-not-prosecute-owners-of-poultry-packing-plant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2010/01/06/federal-government-agrees-to-not-prosecute-owners-of-poultry-packing-plant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Immigration &#38; Customs Enforcement (USICE) reported recently that the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office have reached a non-prosecution agreement with Pilgrim&#8217;s Pride, a poultry packing plant in connection with the hiring and employment of undocumented immigrants.  
Based on the terms and conditions of the agreement, the company will pay the government $4.5 million and devise an immigration compliance program under the recommendation of USICE officials to ensure that all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USICE Seeks over $ 40,000 in Fines From Manufacturer</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/12/09/usice-seeks-over-40000-in-fines-from-manufacturer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/12/09/usice-seeks-over-40000-in-fines-from-manufacturer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the U.S. Immigration &#38; Customs Enforcement (USICE) fined a manufacturer from Detroit, MI accused of failing to properly complete approximately 100 employment eligibility forms for its workers.
The USICE conducted an audit back in March of this year and discovered various discrepancies.  As a result, USICE investigators charged the manufacturer with violations including failing to keep on file, employee attestations stating that they are authorized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USICE Auditing the Hiring Records of 1000 More Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/11/20/usice-auditing-hiring-records-of-1000-more-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/11/20/usice-auditing-hiring-records-of-1000-more-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Immigration &#38; Customs Enforcement  (USICE) reported today that it has issued Notices of Inspection (NOI&#8217;s) to 1,000 businesses across the U.S. who are in the business of critical infrastructure informing them that the USICE will be auditing their hiring records to determine compliance with employment eligibility verification laws.
The 1,000 businesses that were served with the NOI&#8217;s were randomly selected based on the USICE&#8217;s investigation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poultry Company Pays Hefty Fine for Immigration Violations</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/09/16/poultry-company-pays-hefty-fine-for-immigration-violations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/09/16/poultry-company-pays-hefty-fine-for-immigration-violations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Immigration &#38; Customs Enforcement (USICE) reported yesterday that the owners of a poultry processing plant in Missouri where over 130 undocumented workers were arrested back in 2007 reached a settlement with the USICE on August 14, 2009 to pay a $450,000 fine as a result of a worksite enforcement investigation conducted by the USICE.  The USICE will use the funds for continued worksite enforcement.
Generally, as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Validity of Employment Eligibility Form Extended</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/08/28/validity-of-employment-eligibility-form-extended/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/08/28/validity-of-employment-eligibility-form-extended/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced yesterday that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extended its approval of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to August 31, 2012.
All U.S. employers are responsible for completion and retention of Form I-9  for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and non-citizens.
Employers must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USICE Begins Nationwide Audit to Inspect Hiring Records</title>
		<link>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/07/09/usice-begins-nationwide-audit-to-inspect-hiring-records/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2009/07/09/usice-begins-nationwide-audit-to-inspect-hiring-records/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) has just launched a new audit initiative beginning this month by issuing Notices of Inspection (NOI&#8217;s) to 652 businesses nationwide. 
The NOI&#8217;s are meant to alert business owners that the USICE will be inspecting their hiring records to determine whether or not they are complying with the immigration laws concerning employment eligibility verification.
This [...]]]></description>
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