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Original Date Announced
December 11, 2018In FY18, Homeland Security Investigations opened 6,848 worksite investigations compared to 1,691 in FY17; initiated 5,981 I-9 audits compared to 1,360; and made 779 criminal and 1,525 administrative worksite-related arrests compared to 139 and 172, respectively. All of these categories surged by 300 to 750 percent over the previous fiscal year. [ID #365]
ICE News Release: ICE worksite enforcement investigations in FY18 surgeEffective Date
December 11, 2018Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
October 12, 20212021.10.12 Memo from Secretary Mayorkas on worksite enforcement
The Biden administration action revokes in part the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On October 12, 2021, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a memorandum instructing ICE to cease mass worksite enforcement actions and "refocus. . . workplace enforcement efforts" on "unscrupulous employers."
View DocumentCurrent Status
Not in effectMost Recent Action
October 12, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced 2021.10.12 Memo from Secretary Mayorkas on worksite enforcementOctober 12, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Interior Workplace EnforcementAgencies Affected: ICEAssociated or Derivative Policies
- October 17, 2017 ICE directs increase in worksite enforcement investigations
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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April 30, 2009
The Obama administration in an April 2009 ICE memorandum issued a worksite enforcement strategy which prioritized the criminal prosecution of employers, but continued a policy to arrest and process for removal encountered undocumented workers.
ICE Worksite Enforcement Strategy
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
ICE worksite enforcement investigations in FY18 surge
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
Forman Worksite Enforcement Strategy Memo