Release of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Worksite Enforcement Strategy, OIG-10-22

Release of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's worksite enforcement strategy .

The Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS's) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is responsible for an effective worksite enforcement strategy to protect critical infrastructure, target employers who violate employment laws, and protect employment opportunities for the Nation's lawful workforce. In 2009, ICE revised its worksite enforcement strategy to prioritize identifying employers who knowingly hire illegal workers, arresting and removing illegal workers, and using all available civil and administrative tools to penalize and deter illegal employment. From FY 2009 through 2012, Congress allocated about $531 million to fund and implement ICE's worksite enforcement strategy. Over that same period, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations directorate conducted about 9,140 administrative inspections and issued about $31.2 million in civil fines to employers. This report determined whether ICE is meeting the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 through the administrative inspection process for its worksite enforcement strategy. Figures. This is a print on demand report.

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) What is Immigration Enforcement (IE)?: Authority to Conduct IE; Overview of Select Major IE Legislation since 1986; Interior vs. Border; (3) Types of IE; Removal (Deportation); Detention; Alien Smuggling and Trafficking; Immigration Fraud; Worksite Enforcement; IE at Ports of Entry: Immigration Inspections; Enforcement Between Ports of Entry; (4) Enforcement of Immigration Laws and Local Law Enforcement; (5) Resource Allocation: Interior Enforcement Hours; Border Enforcement; Comparison; (6) DHS Organizational Structure: Inherited INS Issues: Database Integration; Separation of Immigration Functions into Separate DHS Agencies; OIG Merger Report; (7) Conclusion. Charts and tables.

An estimated 11 million unauthorised aliens reside in the United States, and this population is estimated to increase by 500,000 annually. Each year, approximately 1 million aliens are apprehended trying to enter the United States illegally. Although most of these aliens enter the United States for economic opportunities and family reunification, or to avoid civil strife and political unrest, some are criminals, and some may be terrorists. All are violating the United States' immigration laws.