--- title: "Homeland Security" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/tags/homeland-security" date: "2026-06-05T19:45:48+00:00" language: "en-US" --- ## Homeland Security [ ![](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/a7/2025-09-webinar-a7937aa5.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1498&catid=221&Itemid=1102)##### [As the Trump Administration Ramps Up Worksite Enforcement, Here's How to Be Ready](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1498&catid=221&Itemid=1102) August 07, 2025 Category: Webinars: Employment Law "Hot Topics" [Read more](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1498&catid=221&Itemid=1102) [ ![surveilance caeras on outdoor wall](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/3a/pawel-czerwinski-OfwiURcZwYw-unsplash-3a9a9457.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1314&catid=53&Itemid=560)##### [Homeland Security and IRS Pay over $1 Million to Settle Lawsuit over Immigration Raid](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1314&catid=53&Itemid=560) April 06, 2023 Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues [Read more](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1314&catid=53&Itemid=560) [ ![Jacmel Bay, Haiti](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/06/claudia-altamimi-1kCf62phlgU-unsplash-06917524.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1489&catid=52&Itemid=579)##### [Possible Extension of TPS Status for Haitians until February 3, 2026 and New E-Verify Status Report](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1489&catid=52&Itemid=579) July 02, 2025 Category: Alerts [Read more](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1489&catid=52&Itemid=579) [ ![Restricted Entry](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/4a/nareeta-martin-7zmTu-ky2gQ-unsplash-4a05a209.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1507&catid=52&Itemid=579)##### [TPS Update (as of 9/3/2025)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1507&catid=52&Itemid=579) September 05, 2025 Category: Alerts [Read more](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1507&catid=52&Itemid=579) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "What recent high-profile actions did ICE take regarding worksite enforcement?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "In April, ICE issued a notice of intent to fine three Denver, Colorado businesses over $8 million following worksite audits. In June, ICE, Border Patrol, the Louisiana State Police, the ATF, and the FBI arrested 84 illegal aliens at the Delta Downs Racetrack in Louisiana. [00:37, 01:17]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How many workers has ICE detained so far this year through worksite enforcement?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "So far this year, ICE has detained more than 1,000 workers through worksite enforcement actions. [02:00]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What law made it illegal to knowingly hire or retain unauthorized workers and required the Form I-9 process?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. [02:26, 02:35]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How did enforcement intensity change during the Trump administration?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "There were increased worksite raids and arrests with a sevenfold increase in ICE arrests at worksites in 2018. [02:59]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which industries are worksite raids tending to focus on?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "They are focusing on employee staffing agencies, restaurants, manufacturing, grocery stores, meat processing, and probably a few other industries. [04:19]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What are ICE and Homeland Security now serving to employers to request documents?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "They are serving thousands of Notices of Inspection, which are requests for documents like I-9s and payroll records. [05:27]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How quickly must an employer present records after receiving a Notice of Inspection?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "You have to be ready to present those records within three business days of the demand. [05:54]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is a Notice of Suspect Documents?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "It is a notice issued after review of records that identifies employees who do not appear to have proper work authorization. [06:14]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the typical fine for I-9 paperwork violations?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The fine is usually over $2,800 per I-9. [07:08]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How do ICE 287(g) agreements relate to local police?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The 287(g) agreements allow local police to help enforce immigration laws, with over 579 such agreements nationwide. [07:44, 08:00]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How can employers prepare for an ICE audit of their records?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Employers should ensure they have a properly completed Form I-9 for each employee, that the hire date on the I-9 matches payroll and E-Verify records, and that documents recorded on the I-9 match documents submitted to E-Verify. [09:47, 10:11]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What are Status Change Reports in the E-Verify system?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "These reports notify employers of people who have lost employment authorization, for example, due to termination of parole status or TPS status. [11:51]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is required for law enforcement to enter non-public areas of a workplace during a raid?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "They must have a valid search warrant or the employer's consent. [13:00]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What must a judicial search warrant include?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "It must be signed and dated by a judge, include a timeframe for the search, a description of the premises, and a list of items to be searched for. [13:21]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What does it mean for a company to accept the warrant but not consent to the search?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "You do not have a choice when they enter with a judicial warrant, but you can state that you do not consent to the search, which allows you to later challenge the search if there are grounds to do so. [14:02]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can law enforcement use an administrative subpoena to enter private areas of a business without permission?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No, an administrative warrant or subpoena does not allow agents to enter private areas without your permission. [15:52]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What should an employer look for to confirm a document is a judicial warrant?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "A judicial warrant must be signed by a judge and say "US District court" or have a state court identification at the top. [18:22]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Should company representatives give statements to federal agents?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Company representatives should not give any statements to federal agents or allow themselves to be interrogated before consulting with an attorney. [22:48]" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can an employer direct employees to refuse to speak to federal agents?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No, you may inform employees that they may choose whether or not to talk with federal agents, but do not direct them to refuse to speak to agents. 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