How Companies Can Avoid Getting ICE Burn

As the enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the primary directive of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is to enforce U.S. immigration laws and protect the U.S. from cross-border crimes that pose a national security and public safety threat. ICE has more than 20,000 law enforcement and support personnel in more than 400 offices worldwide. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is one of ICE's three operational branches that advances its mission. HSI is the investigative arm of ICE which has broad authority to investigate a wide array of violations including terrorism, narcotics smuggling, transnational gang activity, human smuggling and trafficking, cybercrime, identity and benefit fraud, and worksite and employment violations, among many others. To combat unlawful employment and reduce opportunities that help undocumented noncitizens gain employment in the U.S., HSI is tasked with conducting worksite enforcement