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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

I'm the PP. I did some more digging about which administrations fined or prosecuted the most employers who knowingly hired undocumented workers, and this is what I found (spoiler: it was Obama):

[quote]Based on available data, President Barack Obama oversaw the most aggressive crackdown on employers hiring undocumented workers. During his administration, particularly from 2009 to 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) significantly increased Form I-9 audits, jumping from 503 in 2008 to over 8,000 in 2009. Final orders against employers for hiring violations rose from 2 in 2007 to 495 in 2012, and employer arrests increased from 92 in 2007 to 240 in 2012. A notable peak occurred in 2009, with 25 criminal prosecutions of employers, the highest annual figure recorded. Additionally, high-profile fines were imposed, such as a $1 million penalty against Abercrombie & Fitch. [b]While other administrations, like George W. Bush’s (with a peak of 20 prosecutions in 2005) and Donald Trump’s (11 prosecutions from 2018–2019), pursued enforcement, Obama’s policies shifted focus toward employer accountability through audits and sanctions, resulting in the highest documented enforcement actions.[/b][/quote]

It'll be interesting to watch how the Trump II administration treats employers, many who are probably Republican.

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What does it take for people to understand the two reasons trump needed a second term in office:  here it is
1.  To stay out of prison
2.  To further enrich himself

Trump doesn't give a damn about this country
  He only cares about his much he can siphon off from the US Treasury to his pocket.

Even more despicable than trump are the GOP members of Congress who have given him Carte Blanche! 
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