Compliance with Onsite Workplace ICE Inspections: What Employers Need to Know
As immigration enforcement actions continue across the United States, employers are facing an increased likelihood of unannounced visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Workplace encounters with ICE are no longer a remote possibility—they are a reality that all employers should prepare for in advance. Without a proactive response plan, employers may be exposing themselves to significant operational, legal, and reputational risks.
In our latest Client Alert, Morrison Cohen Partners Tracy Burnett and Genny Ngai and Associate Christina O. Gotsis provide essential guidance to help employers understand their rights and obligations during ICE workplace encounters and develop effective response protocols.
Topics include:
- Types of ICE Encounters: Workplace Visits/Raids vs. I-9 Audits
- Which Areas ICE Is Permitted to Enter
- Understanding Judicial vs. Administrative Warrants
- Warrantless Arrests on Business Premises
- Employee Rights During ICE Encounters
- Legal Risks for Employers: Obstruction and Harboring Violations
Our White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Practice and Government Strategies & Controversies Group are available to assist clients in developing ICE response plans and navigating I-9 audits.
Read more in the Client Alert below.
Contacts
- Genny Ngai Partner
- gngai@morrisoncohen.com
- Christina O. Gotsis Associate
- cgotsis@morrisoncohen.com
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