CA Attorney General Warns Businesses to Comply with State Law
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra
recently warned California businesses to comply with the state law that
prevents them from cooperating or assisting with Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE). The AG warned that businesses that violated California’s
Immigrant Worker Protection Act (“the Act”), which went into
effect on January 1, 2018, would face fines of up to $10,000. Even as
ICE has threatened and, in fact, has conducted mass workplace raids in
Northern California, due in large part to California’s state sanctuary
law, California has refused to back down, instead enacting more legislation
designed to protect immigrant families and workers in the state.
Under the Act, employers must notify their employees in writing within
72 hours of receiving a Notice of Inspection (NOI) for its I-9 records
from ICE. Within 72 hours of receiving the results of the I-9 audit, employers
must individually inform their employees of the audit findings. Employers
must require ICE agents to provide a warrant signed by a judge in order
to access non-public areas of a workplace, and may not share confidential
information, such as employee’s social security numbers, with ICE,
in the absence of receiving a NOI or judicial warrant. Nonetheless, the
Act does not prevent ICE from providing a NOI for I-9 forms to a California
employer, nor does it excuse California employers from honoring the NOI.
As the Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration enforcement
efforts, the state of California has continued to push back in an effort
to protect its immigrant residents. Due to these events, you and your
loved ones may be at a greater risk for deportation. Fortunately, the
skilled and knowledgeable immigration lawyers of Landerholm Immigration, A.P.C.are here to get immigrants released from detention and defend them against
removal from the country. We handle these types of cases on a regular
basis and have valuable knowledge about how to best represent your interests,
based on your individual circumstances. By contacting our office right
away, you will place yourself in the best position possible to have loved
ones released from detention and defend again potential removal from home
and family.
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