Across the country have been ICE raids at the stores 7-Eleven: arrested 21 people

Across the country have been ICE raids at the stores 7-Eleven: arrested 21 people

Immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) conducted raids in dozens of stores 7-Eleven across the country on Wednesday morning. As a result of unplanned audits were arrested 21 people, — is reported in the statement of service.

Check that engulfed the 98 stores in the Washington (D.C.), Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, California, Florida, Missouri and several other States, has set a goal of identification of illegal workers.

Across the country have been ICE raids at the stores 7-Eleven: arrested 21 people

«Businesses which employ illegal workers, are the driving force for illegal immigration, and we work hard to remove this «magnet». ICE will continue to take measures to protect jobs for American workers by eliminating unfair competitive advantages for companies that use illegal immigration,» — said The head of the ICE Hill Thomas Homan.

As reported by Patch, another representative of the ICE in California Derek Benner said that the operation was «first of many» and «a harbinger of what’s to happen» for employers.

The suddenness of the RAID in ICE is explained by the desire to ensure that the company complies with applicable laws. The basis for carrying out check, according to officials of the Ministry, served as the previous unsatisfactory results of the RAID: in 2013, nine owners and managers of the franchise 7-Eleven was arrested for harboring illegal aliens working in their stores.

After the detection of violations, ICE has provided store owners 3 days to provide information about the immigration status of each employee.

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