I-9 – Immigration Attorney

San Diego-area bakery Sentenced for Employing Illegal Workers
- December 28, 2011
- Category: I-9, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, no-match
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U.S. District Judge Thomas J. Whelan has ordered The French Gourmet, Inc. to forfeit $109,200 in illicit proceeds gained from the illegal hiring practices and pay $277,375 for its felony conviction of employing more than 10 illegal alien workers in a 12-month period.

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DHS Secretary Napolitano Testifies on E-Verify
- October 28, 2011
- Category: E-Verify, I-9, Napolitano
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On Wednesday, October 26, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. E-Verify was one of several topics in Secretary Napolitano’s testimony.

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ICE CHURNS OUT I-9 AUDITS AND FINES
- July 21, 2011
- Category: I-9, Immigration & Customs Enforcement
No Comments
Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 14 New England employers have been fined this fiscal year for various violations that enabled companies to hire illegal aliens.

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USCIS Publishes Final I-9 Rule
- April 16, 2011
- Category: Enforcement, US Employers
1 Comment
On April 15, 2011, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule entitled “Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification.” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has definitely increased its I-9 audit efforts in recent times. The rule is an important reminder of an employer’s worksite compliance responsibilities. Office or Human Resources Managers can find

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San Diego-Area Bakery, with Owner and Manager, Indicted on Federal Charges for Hiring Undocumented Workers
- April 26, 2010
- Category: Enforcement
No Comments
ICE announced that a San Diego-area bakery, along with its owner and a manager, have been charged in a 16-count indictment by a federal grand jury, that resulted from an agency investigation into allegations the business knowingly hired undocumented workers. According to the indictment, the company’s managers certified on the firm’s Employment Verification Forms (I-9)

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Judge Strikes Down ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Process
November 13, 2024
After initially blocking the Biden administration’s recent move to promote family unity for some U.S. citizens with undocumented spouses in August, a federal judge in Texas issued a final judgment last week ending the parole process altogether. Judge J. Campbell Barker found that the whole concept of “parole in place” – the practice of granting […] The post Judge Strikes Down ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Process appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office
November 13, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump vowed to deport millions of immigrants in his successful bid for a second term at the White House. This week, we gained a clearer picture about how he aims to fulfill this promise. Tom Homan, former acting chief for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will oversee border policy and work to fulfill […] The post Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers’ Rights to Present at POEs
November 4, 2024
Ports of entry along our borders are supposed to be where people in need of protection can come to seek humanitarian relief. But since 2016, every presidential administration has used different tactics to turn people away from ports of entry (POEs) along the U.S.-Mexico border before they even get there. Finally, in October, the Ninth […] The post Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers’ Rights to Present at POEs appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
What Is the ‘Bipartisan Border Bill’ and How Would It Change the US Immigration System?
November 1, 2024
The “bipartisan border bill” has been front and center in the presidential election, but it is often presented to the public without clarity on what the bill would actually do. In May, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024. This bill includes nearly identical provisions to a bipartisan immigration […] The post What Is the ‘Bipartisan Border Bill’ and How Would It Change the US Immigration System? appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America’s H-2B Visa Program Isn’t Keeping Up.
November 1, 2024
Foreign workers have long provided critical support to American businesses in the busy seasons—filling temporary, seasonal jobs when domestic workers were not available. This support—almost always of manual labor—is possible due to the H-2 visa program, which Congress created in 1952 with the aim of “alleviating labor shortages … particularly in periods of intense production.” […] The post Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America’s H-2B Visa Program Isn’t Keeping Up. appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

San Diego-area bakery Sentenced for Employing Illegal Workers

DHS Secretary Napolitano Testifies on E-Verify

ICE CHURNS OUT I-9 AUDITS AND FINES

USCIS Publishes Final I-9 Rule

San Diego-Area Bakery, with Owner and Manager, Indicted on Federal Charges for Hiring Undocumented Workers