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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all the immigration enforcement happening, how many criminal employer of illegal immigrants have been arrested? [/quote]

It's kind of like when LE crack down on prostitution and arrest only the sex workers but rarely the johns. Most employers who hire undocumented workers knowingly know that, at most, they'll face fines but rarely any criminal charges.

I asked Grok and this was the response:

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified worksite enforcement. According to an ICE report, since January 20, 2025, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has arrested over 1,000 undocumented workers and proposed more than $1 million in fines against businesses for hiring violations. For example, on April 30, 2025, ICE notified three Colorado businesses—CCS Denver, Inc., PBC Commercial Cleaning Systems, Inc., and another unnamed company—of fines totaling over $7.6 million for employing unauthorized workers. While these actions involve significant penalties, the sources do not mention arrests of employers themselves.

Historically, prosecuting employers for hiring undocumented workers has been rare. During Trump's first term, only 11 employers were prosecuted in a 12-month period ending March 2019, with just three receiving prison time. The focus has typically been on fining businesses or arresting workers rather than jailing employers. Current enforcement trends suggest a continuation of this approach, with increased audits and fines but no clear evidence of employer arrests in the second term.

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This is too bad. It's easy to demonize undocumented workers to the general public, but then ignoring employers' role because God forbid we don't honor private sector money makers.

I'm not against immigration at all and I'm completely sympathetic to the reasons undocumented immigrants come here.

But if ICE and cosplaying "Deportation Barbie" want to be so tough, they should go after employers alongside (or instead of) undocumented workers.[/quote]

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