A new era of immigration enforcement is coming. Here's how
employers can follow the law, protect themselves, and support their
workers.
President Trump's second attempt at a travel ban arrived
this week, with provisions intended to prevent it from being
blocked in court, as the first one was. On
Wednesday,
Hawaii became the first state to challenge the new immigration
order in court, but there's no sign
Trump plans to relent. He has
promised to increase the Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) force by 15,000 officers, many of whom
will be tasked with ensuring employers' compliance with
immigration law.
There are approximately 11 million people living in the U.S.
without documentation, meaning the likelihood that an employer has
undocumented workers on staff is considerable, especially in
industries like manufacturing, agriculture, hospitality, and
construction. Companies in and outside those fields are already
gearing up for ICE raids on their
