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1. Immigration Compliance: How
to keep the Government from
knocking on the Door?
Compliance Explained Simply to Corporate America -
A webinar by Jon Velie, Velie Law Firm, and OnlineVisas.com

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4. About Our Speaker
Jon Velie, Attorney at Law
17 y e a rs of e x p e ri e n c e I m mi gr a ti o n L a w , C orp or a t e L a w , a n d
Liti g a ti o n.
Te stifi e d in c o urt a s e x p e rt o n i m mi gr a ti o n m a tt e rs.
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6. Agenda
What you’ll learn:
O v e rvi e w o f Im mi gr a tio n
C o m p li a n c e in th e w ork pl a c e :
I-9 c o m p li a n c e
Prose c uti o n o f c o m p a ni e s a n d
e m p l o y e e s f or Im mi gr a tio n C ri m e s
C r e a tin g a c o m p li a nt w ork pl a c e
Q u e sti o ns a n d a nsw e rs

7. A brief history
Who is I.C.E. ?
• Th e Unit e d St a t e s I m mi gr a ti o n a n d C ust o ms Enf or c e m e nt
(I C E) is th e in v e sti g a tiv e a rm of th e D e p a rt m e nt of
H o m e l a n d Se c urity (D HS).
• Form e d in th e w a k e of 9 / 11 a s p a rt of a m a ssiv e
r e org a niz a ti o n c a m p a i g n d e si g n e d t o pro t e c t th e
c o u ntry fro m futur e a tt a c ks.
• I C E a g e nts h a v e a wi d e v a ri e ty of d uti e s u n d e r th e l a w ,
a n d th e y c a n b e f o u n d s e rvin g in a n a ssort m e nt of
lo c a ti o ns a ro u n d th e w orl d .
• O n e a sp e c t of its pr a c ti c e is t o a u dit U.S. e m p lo y e rs, a n d
th e ir e m p lo y e e s, thro u g h I-9 in v e sti g a ti o ns.

8. A brief history
I C E’s w orksit e e nf or c e m e nt n u m b e rs
h a v e c lim b e d t o hist ori c hi g hs w ith
r e c ord br e a kin g n u m b e rs o f I-9
a u d its, fin e s a n d in c r e a se d c ri min a l
prose c uti o n o f e m p l o y e rs.

9. B e t w e e n 01 / 09 a n d 10 / 10, I C E c o n d u c t e d
I-9 a u d its o f m or e th a n 3,200 US e m p l o y e rs
r e sultin g in d e b a rm e nt o f 225 c o m p a ni e s
a n d in d ivid u a ls fro m d oin g b usin e ss w ith
th e f e d e r a l g o v e rn m e nt a n d i m p ose d
a p proxi m a t e ly $50 millio n in s a n c ti o ns.
–ICE announcement 10/31/11

10. I C E h a s r e c e ntly a n n o u n c e d th e ir
e nf or c e m e nt r e l a t e d st a tisti c s in th e a r e a
o f I-9 c o m p li a n c e f or 2011, a s f ollo ws:
2,496 I-9 a u d its w e r e c o n d u c t e d
3,291 w orksit e e nf or c e m e nt c a se s w e r e
initi a t e d
C ri min a lly a rr e st e d 221 e m p l o y e rs
Issu e d 385 Fin a l O rd e rs f or $10.4+ millio n in
fin e s; a n d
D e b a rr e d 115 in d ivid u a ls a n d 97
b usin e sse s

11. What is the I-9 Employment Eligibility
Verification Law?
Ill e g a l R e f orm a n d C o ntrol A c t of 1986 (IR C A )
r e q uir e s e m p l o y e rs to v e rify:
W ork a uth oriz a tio n
I d e ntiti e s of a ll n e w e m p l o y e e s w ithin 3 d a ys of
hir e

12. I-9 – Employee Section
New hire fills out part 1. If translator is needed he/she fills out translation
certification portion.

13. I-9: Employer Section
New hire presents documents from lists A or Band C.

14. I-9:
Acceptable
Documents

15. I-9 Issues
• Hirin g p e rso n n e l m ust d e t e rm in e w h e th e r th e
d o c u m e nts a p p e a r to b e “ g e n uin e .”
• A c o m p a n y m a y k e e p or n o t k e e p c o p i e s of
th e d o c u m e nts. But it m ust b e c o nsist e nt.
• Hirin g p e rso n n e l m ust b e kn o w l e d g a bly of n e w
hir e s priv a c y rig hts.
• Viol a tin g priv a c y rig hts m a y su b j e c t e m p l o y e r
to l a wsuit

16. Triggers for an I-9 Investigation
C o m p l a ints to I m migr a tio ns a n d C usto ms
Enf or c e m e nt (I C E), D e p a rtm e nt of L a b or (D O L) or
O ffi c e of Sp e c i a l C o u ns e l ( O S C )
In d e p e n d e nt in v e stig a tio ns b y I C E, D O L, or O S C
N a tio n a l s e c urity c o n c e rns
Busin e ss e s p e r c e iv e d to e m p l o y u n d o c u m e nt e d
a li e ns
R a n d o m a u d its

17. When an I-9 Violation Occurs
F a ilin g t o c o m p l e t e or in c orr e c tly
c o m p l e tin g I-9 r e c ords
Kn o w in gly hirin g or c o ntin uin g t o
e m p l o y a n u n a uth oriz e d a li e n

18. What Constitutes “Knowingly” Hiring
or Employing an Unauthorized Alien
To e m p lo y a w ork e r th a t e m p lo y e r kn o ws is n o t
a uth oriz e d t o w ork in th e U.S.
Kn o w l e d g e in c lu d e s b o th a c tu a l kn o w l e d g e a s
w e ll a s c o nstru c tiv e kn o w l e d g e th a t c a n b e
inf e rr e d thro u g h sp e c ifi c f a c ts or c ir c u mst a n c e s
Pro p e rly c o m p l e tin g a n I-9 d o e s n o t a bsolv e
e m p lo y e r fro m li a b ility if e m p lo y e r kn o ws w ork e r is
n o t a uth oriz e d

19. Social Security Mismatch Letters:
“Constructive Knowledge”
• Wh e n e m p l o y e r g e ts o n e : Mism a t c h b e tw e e n
e m p l o y e r a n d SSA d a t a
• Wh a t it m e a ns: N o t a p e r s e st a t e m e nt a b o ut
im m igr a tio n st a tus
• H o w e m p l o y e rs sh o ul d d e a l w ith th e m : A c t
q ui c kly a n d f oll o w pro c e d ur e . F a ilur e to f oll o w
priv a c y rig hts of e m p l o y e e is a viol a tio n of
r e g ul a tio n a n d m a y su b j e c t y o u to fin e s or
l a wsuit

20. ICE’s “Safe Harbor” Procedures
Within 30 days of receipt of a no match letter:
1. C h e c k f or c l e ri c a l e rrors
A. C h e c k f or p e rso n n e l a n d p a yroll r e c ords t o d e t e rmin e w h e th e r
th e mism a t c h disc r e p a n c y
B. If y e s, fil e n e w W-2 with SSA. Us e SSN VS t o v e rify it w a s a c c e p t e d .
C . M a k e a r e c ord of th e m a n n e r, d a t e a n d ti m e th a t th e c orr e c t e d
inf orm a ti o n w a s v e rifi e d with SSA a n d r e tr a in th e r e c ord with th e
e m p lo y e e 's I-9 f orm.
2. C h e c k with e m p lo y e e t o e nsur e th a t his or h e r so c i a l s e c urity
n u m b e r inf o is c orr e c t. D e t e rmin e if disc r e p a n c y is r e sult of c l e ri c a l
e rror; inf orm So c i a l Se c urity.

21. ICE’s “Safe Harbor” Rule: SSA
Mismatch Letters (Cont’d)
Within 60 days of receipt:
If issu e is n o t r e solv e d , c o m p l e t e a n e w Form I-9, e x c e p t e m p lo y e e
m a y n o t pro v e i d e ntity or w ork a uth oriz a ti o n b y pr e s e ntin g a
d o c u m e nt th a t c o nt a ins th e “susp e c t” n u m b e r.
C o m p l e t e Form I-9 within 3 d a ys of th e 60th d a y of r e c e i p t of SSA
n o ti c e .
If e m p lo y e e is u n a b l e t o pro d u c e a p pro pri a t e d o c u m e nt a ti o n t o
s a tisfy I-9 r e q uir e m e nts, e m p lo y e r m ust t a k e a c ti o n or risk
d e t e rmin a ti o n b y I C E th a t e m p lo y e r h a d c o nstru c tiv e kn o wl e d g e .

22. Unresolved Questions : ICE’s
“Safe Harbor” Rule
D o e s e m p lo y e r h a v e o b li g a tio n t o in v e sti g a t e w h e n
e m p lo y e e r e solv e s d isc r e p a n c y b y pro d u c in g n e w SSN th a t is
d iff e r e nt fro m prior n u m b e r?
W h a t d o e s e m p lo y e r d o w h e n e m p lo y e e , w h o is th e su b j e c t
of r e c urrin g n o-m a t c h l e tt e rs, pro c ur e s a d iff e r e nt n u m b e r
y e a r a ft e r y e a r in r e sp o nse t o e m p lo y e r’s r e q u e st t o r e c tify
d isc r e p a n c y?
H o w d o e s e m p lo y e r r e -v e rify a n e m p lo y e e w h o d i d n o t use a
“susp e c t” SSN w h e n h e or sh e initi a lly c o m p l e t e d F orm I-9?

23. Immigration Crimes
In A pril 2009, DHS issu e d n e w g ui d e lin es a n d r e g ul a tio ns
th a t a r e in c r e a sin g a tt e ntio n a n d r e so ur c es o n
pros e c utin g e m p lo y e rs w h o viol a t e o ur n a tio n ’s
im mi gr a tio n l a ws.
I C E’s hi g h e st priority is o n th e c rimin a l prose c utio n of
e m p lo y e rs w h o kn o win gly hir e u n d o c u m e nt e d w ork e rs,
a b us e a n d e x p loit th e ir w ork e rs, e n g a g e in th e sm u g glin g
or tr a ffi c kin g of th e ir a li e n w orkf or c e , or f a c ilit a t e
d o c u m e nt or b e n e fit fr a u d . Th e a g e n c y ’s e ff orts a lso
in c lu d e i d e ntifyin g , in v e stig a tin g , a n d p e n a lizin g
e m p lo y e rs w h o e n g a g e in vis a or l a b or c e rtifi c a tio n
fr a u d . In a d d itio n t o e nf or c e m e nt e ff orts, h o w e v e r, I C E is
pro vi d in g c o m p li a n c e t o ols t o a ssist e m p lo y e rs in
d e t e rminin g th e e li gi bility of th e ir e m p lo y e es t o w ork in
th e U.S.

24. Immigration Crimes
Jo h n M orto n, Dir e c tor of th e U.S. I m migr a tio n a n d
C usto ms Enf or c e m e nt (I C E) r e p ort e d r e sults f or 2010.
M orto n s a i d th a t in 2010, I C E a rr e st e d 195 e m p l o y e rs
f or c rim in a l w orksit e im m igr a tio n viol a tio ns.
Un d e r th e A pril 30, 2009 I C E Enf or c e m e nt M e m o ,
t a rg e t e d e m p l o y e rs a r e d e fin e d a s “ o w n e rs,
c orp or a t e m a n a g e rs, su p e rvisors,” a n d “so m e o n e
in v olv e d in th e hirin g or m a n a g e m e nt of e m p l o y e e s.
This in c lu d e s o w n e rs, C E O s, su p e rvisors, m a n a g e rs,
a n d o th e r o c c u p a tio n a l titl e s.”

25. Harboring Undocumented Aliens
R e c e nt r a i ds a n d e nf or c e m e nts a c tio ns t a rg e tin g
e m p l o y e rs d e e m e d to b e h a rb orin g or sm u g glin g
u n d o c u m e nt e d a li e ns
H a rb orin g m a y in c lu d e pro vi d in g tr a nsp ort a tio n,
sh e lt e r, or a ssist a n c e in o b t a inin g e m p l o y m e nt if
e m p l o y e r kn o ws or sh o ul d kn o w th e w ork e r is
u n d o c u m e nt e d

26. Penalties for Knowingly Hiring or
Continuing to Employ Unauthorized
Aliens
First offense: C ivil fin e of $275 t o $2,200 f or e a c h
w ork e r
Second offense: C ivil fin e of $2,200 t o $5,500 f or
e a c h w ork e r
Third or more offense: $3,300 t o $11,000 f or e a c h
w ork e r
Pattern and practice: fin e s of u p t o $3,000 f or e a c h
w ork e r a n d / or im priso n m e nt of u p t o 6 m o nths

27. Penalties for Harboring of
Undocumented Aliens
F orf e itur e o f b usin e ss a sse ts
Im priso n m e nt o f u p t o 10 y e a rs
Fin e s o f u p t o $250,000

28. Creating and maintaining a
compliant environment
If y o u d o n o t h a v e a n HR soft w a r e syst e m , m a int a in I-9
n o t e b o o k of c urr e nt e m p lo y e e s, d o n o t in c lu d e in
p e rso n n e l fil e
M a int a in t e rm e d e m p lo y e e s f or thr e e y e a rs or o n e
y e a r a ft e r th e d a t e of e m p lo y m e nt, w hi c h e v e r is l a t e r
C o n d u c t int e rn a l a u d its of I-9’s r e g ul a rly
Use HR Soft w a r e th a t a ut o m a ti c a lly pro c e sse s a n d
st or e s I-9’s
Use HR Soft w a r e th a t us e s E-v e rify
SSN VS
IM A G E Pro gr a m

29. Questions?

30. Ascentis Software Helps
Companies Be I-9 Compliant
A uto m a t e s e m p l o y e e d a t a d urin g th e o n b o a rd in g
pro c e ss – in c lu d e th e c o m p l e tio n of I-9’s.
A l e rts HR m a n a g e rs th a t f orms a r e c o m p l e t e so th e y
c a n m e e t e m p l o y e e in p e rso n f or I-9 i d e ntifi c a tio n
pro c e ssin g a n d w itn e ssin g of sig n a tur e .
Stor e s I-9 d a t a e l e c tro ni c a lly, in c lu d in g tim e / d a t e
sig n a tur e .
Int e gr a tio n of E-V e rify

31. Certificates of Completion
Once approved by HRCI and the APA:
• D e liv e r e d to th os e a tt e n d e e s w h o st a y f or full
w e b in a r
• Will b e d e liv e r e d e l e c tro ni c a lly to e m a il th a t
y o u us e d to r e gist e r f or this w e b in a r
• S e nt to y o u n o l a t e r 5 p m PDT S e p t e m b e r 6th

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