Federal immigration officials recently arrested 55 undocumented workers in a raid in Tallahassee, Fla. Some labor and employment lawyers warn that such federal raids signal that companies must take serious steps to ensure that they are not employing undocumented workers -- either directly or through subcontractors. That could have a major impact on Florida's economy and its three biggest industries -- tourism, agriculture and construction -- which quietly have depended on illegal workers.
September 15, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Federal immigration officials recently arrested 55 undocumented workers in a raid in Tallahassee.The workers from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, were employed by General Building Maintenance, which had a contract to clean state government buildings. They face deportation.
Federal officials declined to say how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) found out about the illegal immigrants, or whether any company executives would face criminal charges.
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