Thread: Officials launch immigration raid at O'Hare Airport

Airport boss won’t take the blame
O’HARE | Says feds, firms at fault in security breach
BY ERIC HERMAN

Chicago’s aviation commissioner on Thursday contradicted charges that illegal immigrants gained access to secure areas of O’Hare using deactivated city security cards — and she put blame for the problem on the federal government and private employers.

On Wednesday, federal and local authorities cracked down on a company that allegedly got illegals identity badges so they could load cargo and meals onto commercial jetliners. By Thursday, 33 illegals had been arrested for possession of fraudulent identification, and two employees of a Bensenville temporary agency faced federal charges.

“This is not about fault. This process entails more than one entity,â€

Immigration cards have a photo and number. Why not verify the id card twice...at time of hiring and at time of badge issuance (to be done by aviation authority). The prospective worker would have his face matched to the photo in the immigration file. Or are these workers all claiming they are citizens and only using real or counterfeit social security numbers?

Immigration cards have a photo and number. Why not verify the id card twice...at time of hiring and at time of badge issuance (to be done by aviation authority). The prospective worker would have his face matched to the photo in the immigration file. Or are these workers all claiming they are citizens and only using real or counterfeit social security numbers?