By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In United States v. Eriksmoen Cottages, Ltd., 14 OCAHO no. 1355 (May 1, 2020), OCAHO found late filed Form I-9 were not technical violations; therefore, the good faith exception did...
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Late Filed Forms I-9 to ICE Are Not Technical Violations
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OCAHO Reduces Fine by More Than 50%
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In United States v. Visiontron Corp., 13 OCAHO no. 1348 (Mar. 17, 2020), OCAHO reduced the company’s penalties by more than 50% - from $101,703 to $47,850, despite finding most of... -
A Revamped IMAGE Program - Is it Worth Joining?
By, Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Recently, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been actively soliciting employers to watch an IMAGE ("ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employer") presentation... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Nebraska Company and Businessman Pleade Guilty to Harboring Undocumented Workersin BBuchananNebraska Company and Businessman Pleade Guilty to Harboring Undocumented Workers
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
O’Neill Ventures, Inc., a tomato greenhouse and packing plant in O’Neill, Nebraska, entered a felony guilty plea in federal court to conspiracy to harbor undocumented aliens. Additionally,... -
Part 2- I-9 Compliance for Construction Companies
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Yesterday, I started this article about I-9 compliance in the construction industry by discussing the damage which may be inflicted by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)... -
BBuchanan started a blog post If Contractors are not I-9 Compliant, ICE May Be Your Worst Enemyin BBuchananIf Contractors are not I-9 Compliant, ICE May Be Your Worst Enemy
By: Bruce E Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Today I’m going to focus on construction companies and the amount of damage that can be done by the failure to be compliant in I-9 compliance. This will be a two-part article with... -
ICE Increasing I-9 Audits in San Diego
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has initiated 35 I-9 audits in San Diego county in the new fiscal year that started October 1, 2019. ICE declined to state which... -
BBuchanan started a blog post ICE I-9 Inspection Yields $3 Million Penalty to Speed Fab-Cretein BBuchananICE I-9 Inspection Yields $3 Million Penalty to Speed Fab-Crete
By: Bruce E Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Texas-based builder Speed Fab-Crete Corp. has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, wherein it admitted to illegally employing undocumented workers... -
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Penalties to Mexican Restaurant
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In OCAHO’s first decision of 2020, United States v. Barajas Mexican Grill, 13 OCAHO no. 1338 (Jan. 6, 2020), it found the penalties imposed by ICE were “disproportionate to the... -
ICE Audit Causes California Bakery to Close
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Con Pane Rustric Breads and Café of Point Loma, California has closed after an audit of the its employees’ I-9 forms by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who found a number... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Texas Construction Executives Plead Guilty to Harboring and Employing Undocumented Workersin BBuchananTexas Construction Executives Plead Guilty to Harboring and Employing Undocumented Workers
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Executives at Speed Fab-Crete Corp., a North Texas construction company, and Take Charge Staffing have been charged and pled guilty to unlawful harboring and employment of undocumented... -
ICE Raid at Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI)
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Edison, New Jersey raided Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI), an international technology consulting firm on December 4, 2019. ICE hauled... -
BBuchanan started a blog post ICE Sues Texas Company for $1.8 Million in Criminal Forfeiturein BBuchananICE Sues Texas Company for $1.8 Million in Criminal Forfeiture
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed a criminal forfeiture lawsuit against Vilhauer Enterprises, a Plano, Texas excavation company, due to the company continuing to employ... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Owners Charged with Using Staffing Company to Employ Undocumented Workersin BBuchananOwners Charged with Using Staffing Company to Employ Undocumented Workers
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Three owners of KSO MetalFab Inc., an Illinois sheet metal fabrication company, were arrested on charges they used an employment agency, Metro Staff Inc., that “knowingly engaging... -
Stillwater Mexican Restaurants Raided by ICE
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
As a result of an ICE raid, two Mexican restaurants in Stillwater, Oklahoma abruptly shut down. In early September 2019, ICE raided Palomino’s and El Vaquero, which resulted in the...
