ICE Announces 1000 New Employer Audits

Immigration officials already have conducted 1,069 inspections this year, issuing fines of nearly $16 million and banning 45 businesses from competing for federal contracts. In total, the Obama administration will perform more than four times as many audits in 2009 as the Bush administration’s 503 audits in 2008, when fines of $2.3 million were issued and no businesses were banned from federal contracts.  For the full story, click here.

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