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The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) reported recently that the U.S. Attorney’s Office have reached a non-prosecution agreement with Pilgrim’s Pride, a poultry packing plant in connection with the hiring and employment of undocumented immigrants. Â
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 [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the U.S. Immigration & 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 [...]

The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement  (USICE) reported today that it has issued Notices of Inspection (NOI’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’s were randomly selected based on the USICE’s investigation [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that workplace immigration raids by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement  (USICE) to identify undocumented alien workers that took place during the Bush administration has interfered with U.S. Department of Labor  (USDOL) investigations to determine violations of labor laws.
A Memorandum of Understanding  between the USDOL and the legacy Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) was signed in 1998 which [...]

The U.S. Immigration & 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 [...]