The United States strengthens employment-based immigration enforcement, deports illegal foreign workers and prosecutes employers

The United States strengthens employment-based immigration law enforcement, deports illegal foreign workers and prosecutes employers. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan said on October 17 that IC...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan said on October 17 that ICE will increase its enforcement of employment-based immigration by four to five times.

The U.S. federal government will strengthen employment-based immigration enforcement. In addition to repatriating illegal foreign workers, it will also prosecute employers who knowingly commit crimes.

Thomas Homan, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said in a speech at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank, on Tuesday (October 17) that ICE will increase its enforcement of employment-based immigration by four to five times.

"As long as they (illegal immigrants) think they can come here, get U.S. citizenship, and not be kicked out, they will come," Homan said in response to a question from the audience after his speech. "As long as they can come here. "

Homan said that after President Trump took office, ICE stepped up immigration enforcement in the workplace and revealed that he asked his subordinates to increase the intensity four to five times.

He said: "This year we have worked very hard to strengthen career immigration enforcement and increase the number of on-site inspections. Next year, you will see stronger enforcement."

In addition, Homan said that in addition to deporting illegal immigrants, ICE will also prosecute employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.

In addition to ICE's strengthening of employment-based immigration enforcement, starting from October 1, the USCIS has stipulated that employment-based immigration green card applicants must submit an application form and undergo an interview. This is part of the Immigration Bureau's overall strategy to further strengthen the immigration system and prevent immigration fraud. The interviews will be led by the Immigration Bureau.

ICE continues to arrest illegal immigrants

Homan said that ICE will continue to crack down on illegal immigration of gang members. However, he also emphasized that illegal immigrants will be deported even if they have not joined a gang.

"Will we continue to arrest people (illegal immigrants) in court?" Homan said, "We absolutely will. Sanctuary cities will release them and pose a public safety threat to society. This kind of thing, in my opinion, is meaningless."

Homan finally said that ICE will continue to arrest illegal immigrants everywhere, including near schools, but churches and hospitals are not among them. He emphasized that this kind of arrest was not an "attack" or a "sweep", but just a "law enforcement operation targeting specific individuals."