Three Denver-area businesses face a combined $8 million in fines for allegedly employing unauthorized migrant workers in contravention of employment law.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agent Steve Cagen told that the fines are designed to uphold the law and “promote a culture of compliance."
“The employment of unauthorized workers undermines the integrity of our immigration system and puts law-abiding employers at a disadvantage,” he said.
According to ICE, Denver's PBC Commercial Cleaning Systems, Inc. demonstrated “a pattern of knowingly employing at least 12 unauthorized workers.” It was fined nearly $1.6 million.
Green Management Denver was fined $270,195 after ICE identified 44 unauthorized employees.
ICE said its enforcement actions follow workplace audits. John Fabbricatore, a former field office director for ICE. said such audits have been going on for decades.
“They performed an I-9 audit in which they found multiple Social Security number (probably) mismatches and no matches,” Fabbricatore told Fox31.
“So, they went through with a civil violation of that and fined these companies for employing people who are unlawfully present in the United States and unauthorized to work (there).”
While the businesses face financial consequences from such audits, undocumented workers pay a high price on the job. Here's how they're typically impacted.
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