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ICE arrests over 1,000 illegal immigrants in worksite enforcement operations, fines businesses over $1 million for violations
The Post Millennial ^ | 4/15/25 | Katie Daviscourt

Posted on 04/16/2025 3:29:14 AM PDT by CFW

US Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 1,000 illegal aliens during worksite enforcement operations since January 20, resulting in Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) proposing nearly $1 million worth of fines against businesses for hiring illegal aliens, according to a press release.

HSI acting Director Robert Hammer said worksite enforcement operations have increased over the past two months and warned businesses that knowingly hiring illegal alien labor is a federal crime. The operations are in line with President Donald Trump's executive order titled "Protecting the American People Against Invasion," ICE said.

"This is the highest rate of arrest in HSI's history," said Hammer in a press release. "We've subpoenaed the business records of about 1,200 businesses, and as part of our review, we've proposed close to $1 million in fines."

ICE has conducted both large-scale and small-scale worksite enforcement operations in recent weeks, with dozens of arrests made in states such as Washington, Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: employers; fines; ice; illegalaliens
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Excellent! But they need to ramp it up. Start issuing fines for employers (and a few arrests wouldn't hurt) and eventually they will realize hiring illegal aliens is not worth it.

The left says that Americans won't do these jobs, but I disagree. I saw a video of a young black guy the other day who was excited as heck because he walked on a job site for a pool construction company and got hired immediately. He said he had been trying for weeks to get a job in construction but all sites were filled with illegals.

1 posted on 04/16/2025 3:29:14 AM PDT by CFW
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These businesses likely saved more than a million with cheap illegals so cough it up.


2 posted on 04/16/2025 3:35:08 AM PDT by albie (U)
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To: CFW

Good work!


3 posted on 04/16/2025 3:35:28 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: CFW

Now do Illinois. I can give you the names of half a dozen businesses employing hundreds of illegals.

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4 posted on 04/16/2025 3:37:48 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: CFW

Now here is trend that needs to be celebrated, reported loudly and expanded.


5 posted on 04/16/2025 3:38:06 AM PDT by Kudsman (Democrats' brand is FRAUD. Elections, biology, climate, journalism, auto pen, peace, life and God. )
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To: CFW

Need to ramp it up to 10,000+ a day to make dent.


6 posted on 04/16/2025 3:42:56 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: firebrand

We have to be careful about this. The longer this goes on the people will get tired of it. Those who have friends and acquaintances in the community will turn on us.

Just look at what happened in Viet Nam. Protests in the mid-60’s led to Tet in ‘68. 58,000 killed. When a kid who grew up down the street ended up being one of them it was over.


7 posted on 04/16/2025 3:45:35 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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I hardly think deporting illegal aliens is the same as a neighborhood kid dying in a war. Also the LSM who lied about that offensive and deceived the entire nation does not have that power today.

Secondly, I do not see this as a likely candidate for a Marie Antoinette moment regardless of the left’s attempt to create it, look at how hard they tried with that Garcia guy and the public opinion went up.

Lastly, the namby-pamby pearl-clutchers need to calm down and let those who are strong and firm of will fix our country.


8 posted on 04/16/2025 3:56:01 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: CFW

Having been a provisional director of a multinational company, I can tell you the very first thing asked about any action is, “What’s out liability?” If there’s a potential liability companies of all sizes will avoid it.

I’m in Florida. Governor DeSantis *kiss, kiss* passed a law requiring workers in Florida to be citizens. The day it took effect my buddy’s son arrived on his huge job site to total silence. No yelling in Spanish. No salsa music. Four days later it was as loud as usual, but with English and rock and roll.


9 posted on 04/16/2025 4:00:11 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (I had a tagline and I dropped it. The cat back-pawed it under the Barcalounger. )
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Did productivity improve along with the ambience...?


10 posted on 04/16/2025 4:06:23 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: CFW

Small step in right direction.


11 posted on 04/16/2025 4:07:59 AM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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Excellent but fines are not enough. Managers and Owners need to be sent to prison.

Yes P-R-I-S-O-N for employing illegal aliens.

This needs to happen again and again and again in quick succession. Only then will the message get through. Only then will people stop employing illegals.

The other necessary step is to cut illegals off from all public benefits. No food. No housing. No education. If they come in for medical care, grab them and deport them immediately after rendering whatever immediate lifesaving medical care necessary.

Cut off public money and illegal private employment and tens of millions of them will leave of their own accord. They won't be able to afford to live in this country any longer.

12 posted on 04/16/2025 4:09:16 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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Fining businesses a good idea. E-verify should be used as well.


13 posted on 04/16/2025 4:09:49 AM PDT by Mlheureux
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Generally good news.

The idea of private companies being required to screen prospective employees seems to be a regulation that requires private companies to accomplish a task the Federal Government failed. The cost of company screening, like everything else is a cost passed on to consumers.

Bravo for the arrests, however.


14 posted on 04/16/2025 4:10:21 AM PDT by timza ( “Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual" T. Roosevelt)
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“proposing nearly $1 million worth of fines against businesses for hiring illegal aliens”

Not liking the word, “proposing”. DO IT ALREADY!

And $1 million IS NOT ENOUGH!


15 posted on 04/16/2025 4:13:24 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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--- "We've subpoenaed the business records of about 1,200 businesses, and as part of our review, we've proposed close to $1 million in fines."

Worth noting 1) lots of "businesses" exploiting labor, 2) the Chinese are involved (thinking Swalwell-Fang Fang sorts of things) and therefore this is probably a lot of Harris-Biden voter sorts of business owners who thought / think nothing of breaking laws. This is not "capitalism" but a modern form of Leftist-tainted feudalism of a sort.

16 posted on 04/16/2025 4:14:21 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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Construction companies in larger cities are almost completely built on illegal labor (no pun intended.) It’s why new homes are so shoddily built; they aren’t even hiring men who know what they are doing.


17 posted on 04/16/2025 4:17:06 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: albie

BTTT


18 posted on 04/16/2025 4:17:23 AM PDT by nopardons
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I can give you the names of half a dozen businesses employing hundreds of illegals.

You can report suspicious activity or other investigative tips by calling 1-866-DHS-2-ICE. This hotline is for reporting immigration irregularities or violations.

19 posted on 04/16/2025 4:18:12 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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Getting rid of 10,000,000 in 4 years =

2,500,000 / year =

~= 200,000 /month ~=

7,000 / day ~=

300 / hour ~=

50/ minute

~= 1/second


20 posted on 04/16/2025 4:18:27 AM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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