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| Obama shifts the focus of immigration enforcement to employers | Federal Government launched investigations of hundreds of businesses around the country Wednesday as part of its strategy to focus immigration enforcement on the employers who hire illegal workers. The new emphasis should put employers on notice to pay close attention to their employment eligibility verification processes. Failing to comply can carry a high price.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun notifying businesses of plans to audit their I-9 forms — employment eligibility documents that employers fill out for every worker — the agency told members of Congress in an e-mail Wednesday.
Immigration officers served “Notices of Inspection” to 652 businesses, the Homeland Security Department said. Businesses were chosen for inspections based on leads and other investigative work, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
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