Experts believe that HR professionals should be prepared for an increase in worksite immigration enforcement, including the potential for workplace raids, after the Trump administration took office in January. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has moved quickly to step up efforts targeting undocumented immigrants across the U.S.
“U.S. employers—particularly those in the manufacturing, food processing, agricultural, construction, and hospitality industries—should immediately prepare for ramped-up government immigration enforcement in the workplace,” said Robert C. Divine, an attorney with Baker Donelson in Washington, D.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn.
He added that affected employers may have to deal with a sudden loss of workers in addition to possible administrative and criminal penalties.
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