US DOJ Announces Higher Civil Fines Against Employers for Immigration Violations

[lawrence01]

WASHINGTON�Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey today announced higher civil fines against employers who violate federal immigration laws. The announcement was made in a joint briefing today with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff about newly enacted border security reforms put in place by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. Under the new rule, which was approved by Attorney General Mukasey and Secretary Chertoff, civil fines will increase by as much as $5,000. The new rule will take effect on March 27, 2008, and will be published in the Federal Register early next week.

http://www.usdoj.gov

[lawrence01]

WASHINGTON�Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey today announced higher civil fines against employers who violate federal immigration laws. The announcement was made in a joint briefing today with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff about newly enacted border security reforms put in place by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. Under the new rule, which was approved by Attorney General Mukasey and Secretary Chertoff, civil fines will increase by as much as $5,000. The new rule will take effect on March 27, 2008, and will be published in the Federal Register early next week.

www.usdoj.gov

What this means is that people with no legal status or legal permit to work will find it more hard to find an employer willing to give them a job and pay under the table.

[suzanne4, RN]

And we have been seeing more raids by ICE all over the country lately. And they are going to be increasing.

Please be very aware of this. If picked up by ICE, you face ten years of not being able to reenter the US for any reason. Having any type of over-stayed visa, as well as working on a tourist visa makes you the perfect set-up to be sent out of the US. And they are not accepting any "I did not know." It is your responsibility to know the rules of any country that you go to.