Thread: Immigration agents arrest 18 at West Michigan business

Immigration agents arrest 18 at West Michigan business

Updated 1:31 PM; Posted 1:31 PM
By John Agar
jagar@mlive.com

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - Immigration officials arrested 18 foreign nationals, allegedly unlawfully present in the U.S., working at a Coopersville business.
They were working at Demeester Wood Products in Coopersville.

The arrests are part of an investigation by several agencies, said Khaalid Walls, spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

The arrests were made Tuesday, Nov. 7,

Because the investigation is ongoing, Walls said he could not disclose how they obtained work. All of those arrested worked at the shop, he said.

Special agents for Homeland Security Investigations served a federal search warrant at Demeester Wood Products, 15519 32nd Ave.

Authorities arrested 13 Guatemalan nationals and five Mexican nationals.

The men, ages 20 to 43, face administrative immigration violations. They were arrested at the business without incident, Walls said.

Six of them face potential federal felony charges for re-entering the U.S. after being deported.

All are in ICE custody.

Homeland Security Investigations is leading the investigation, which includes ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations and U.S. Border Patrol.

A company official declined comment while "trying to digest everything right now."

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapi...rest_18_a.html

WE WANT 18 MILLION ARRESTED AND DEPORTED OFF OUR SOIL!

START LOADING UP THE BUSES AND BARGES.

CUT OFF ANCHOR BABIES, SCHOOL AND HEALTHCARE!

ALL SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS NEED TO E-VERIFY...NOT LIFE THREATENING? NO PAPERS, NO CITIZENSHIP...NO SERVICE!

Exactly! Ramp up these numbers by thousands and millions. Go get their families before they move and you can turn 18 into 100.

Okay, what happened to the employer? Start sending the employers that are knowingly hiring illegals to prison and this crap will end!

Demeester Wood Products. (616) 677-5995.
15519 32nd Ave. Coopersville MI 49404-9636

No match letters need to resume and employers held accountable.

Social Security sends no match letters. They stopped under a court order in 2007, but resumed in 2011.

The Return of Social Security No-Match Letters
05.04.11
By Richard M. Rawson and Minh P. Ngo

Effective April 6, 2011, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed sending employers “Social Security no-match letters” advising employers that the Social Security numbers (SSNs) reported for certain employees do not match SSA records.

These Social Security no-match letters had been put on hold since 2007 when a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing a proposed rule that would have made employers liable for the continued employment of an unauthorized alien if the employer failed to follow certain steps in responding to a Social Security no-match letter.

Employers are advised not to take adverse action against an employee solely based on the Social Security no-match letter. At the same time, employers cannot ignore these letters and should be sure to follow the instructions in the letters and the general guidelines recently published by DHS and SSA.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently developed general guidelines for responding to SSA no-match letters.The DOJ’s guidelines specifically state that:

The employer should not use the receipt of the SSA no-match notice alone as a basis to terminate, suspend, or take other adverse action against the employee.
Based on the SSA no-match letter alone, the employer should not reverify the employee’s employment eligibility by asking the employee to complete a new Form I-9 or by asking the employee to produce specific documents to address the no-match.
Based on the SSA no-match letter alone, the employer should not require the employee to provide a written report of SSA verification, as such verification may not be obtainable.

SSA has also issued its own field guidance to its representatives on this issue. The SSA suggests that employers document efforts to obtain the corrected information and retain the documentation for four years.

These guidelines, however, are silent on what the employer should do, if anything, if the employee is unable to resolve the no-match. Under those situations, the employer should consult with legal counsel before taking any adverse action. Of course, if the employee admits that he or she has no work authorization when presented with the no-match letter, the employer is obligated to terminate his or her employment immediately.

The new SSA no-match letters differ slightly from the old letters. Unlike the old letters that listed multiple employees, the new letters identify only one no-match per letter. A sample of the letter is provided on SSA’s website.

http://www.dwt.com/advisories/The_Re...rs_05_04_2011/

Originally Posted by MW

Okay, what happened to the employer? Start sending the employers that are knowingly hiring illegals to prison and this crap will end!

I agree 100%. That's the only way to end illegal immigration. Go after the source. It's really not that hard to figure that out. Jail time and a huge fine for employers who employ illegals.

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