What To Do If ICE Comes to Your Business
If you own or run a business, even if none of your employees are undocumented immigrants, there is a chance that agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may come to your business looking to inspect your Form I-9s and search for undocumented immigrants. Employment attorney Paul Rooney provides tips on what to do before, during, and after a raid.
December 10, 2024 at 01:54 PM
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President-Elect Donald Trump’s campaign manager stated, on Nov. 6, 2024, that mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will begin on Jan. 21, 2025. Estimates of the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States vary from 11 million to 20 million. The industries with the most undocumented immigrants by percentage are:
Agriculture: 14.2%
Construction: 12.3%
Leisure and Hospitality: 7.5%
Personal/Other Services: 6.6%
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