So this morning, ICE raided three factories in Mississippi and arrested more than 680
people in one day.
We'll talk about the implications of this raid, what it means for employers, what it
means for employees, and what to do next.
Watch this video and let's talk about it more.
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Very important topic.
Today, we are talking about the recent raids by ICE in Mississippi.
Three factories, more than 600 people arrested in one day.
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And now let's dive into this topic, Raids.
So today, we are notified in the news that three factories in Mississippi, three in one
day were rated by the Immigration Customs Enforcement police and they arrested more
than 600 people.
So the way they did it, they had search warrants signed by a judge.
They were able to come to those factories, enter inside and detain people who they believe
were working there illegally.
Now, remember, this is something that is coming.
It's a result of a lot of these announcements that we had in the past few months by the
Trump administration that they are going to be raiding, that they are going to be arresting
people who they suspect are working here illegally.
Now, what is more important is that, just a day before this raid, ICE, on their employment
workforce website announced that they will be putting more strict emphasis on employers
that are hiring people illegally.
So, this is kind of like... we see more of a, not just a trend, but I would say, a sign
and a message to employers saying that, "We are going to go after you if you hire people
without authorization.
We are going to put more emphasis on finding those employees and putting fines on employers
that are hiring those people illegally."
Now, because some of the questions that we got today are, what is actually going to happen
to the employees detained today?
So, most of these people detained are going to be questioned.
First of all, they have to actually verify that in fact, they are here undocumented working
without authorization.
When they arrested them at the factories, they may not have an ID on them or they didn't
know what to say or who knows what was the reason why they detained him.
But once they're actually in detention, they'll verify in fact that they are undocumented,
that they are not working there legally.
And then they'll go through the regular processes by issuing them NTA, notices to appear to
the court and then start the deportation process.
Again, none of these people are just going to be put on the plane and sent back home.
They will go through a process of going through a trial, removal process, then they'll be
eligible to get their own attorneys and the whole thing.
But remember, there are many instances where people are detained at work and they were
actually US citizens and green card holders.
They just didn't have their documents on them.
So, some of these people may not be there working illegally.
It just that we know that today, 600 people were detained.
Now, it's important to know that people have to have a plan.
If you're here without authorization and you know that ICE is looking for people that are
now working here illegally, you have to have a plan B. You have to have some sort of a
procedure.
What's going to happen with your children?
What's going to happen with your belongings?
You have to plan for what's going to happen when ICE actually detains you.
Because those people are in custody if they're not eligible to be out on some sort of a bond,
they'll remain detained until they have a hearing and eventually, if they're going to
be removed, they'll be removed.
But it's important to have a plan for what happens with your kids, what happens with
your belongings, who's going to take care of what.
It is important to do that because right now if you are apprehended at work and they take
you, there's not really much you can do once it's happened.
So, it's important to prepare that beforehand.
Once... we are not talking, in this video, about what happens when ICE comes to your
home?
There are different things you can do.
As far as your rights, what to answer.
We have to verify if there's an order signed by a judge or if it's just an order signed
by ICE.
Those are things that are important to know when they come to your home.
But right now, we're talking about the raids that happen at work.
If you are working and you get detained, you have to understand that you do have rights,
you're eligible for some sort of a hearing and also you should be issued a document that
detailing why you're being arrested, and what's going to happen to you and what is the reason
why you're being held in custody.
But what is more important is for employers.
Employers that are currently hiring a lot of people, knowingly or unknowingly, it's
important to think what happens if you get raided.
If you're in the food business, if you're in construction, it is important to be proactive.
There are many things you can do and we'll do separate videos specifically about compliance
for immigration.
But in this particular video, I want to mention that it is important to think about what happens
when you're hiring undocumented employees, or at least not intentionally, but what if
in some of your workforce are not authorized to work in the US.
What's going to happen to you as an employer?
Remember that when they are arresting those people, they will also start working on some
sort of a claim against the employers.
Violation of I-9 forms, knowingly hiring undocumented people.
So there are many things that could result in criminal prosecution in very severe fines.
It's important to look at your workforce, understand what documents were presented to
you when you hire these people.
Talk to an immigration attorney who understands compliance, and work on some sort of a plan
to mitigate a raid.
When the raid happens, what you can do to mitigate the damage to you as an employer
by doing a pre-screen audit before, making sure you check all the I-9 forms, educating
your HR people on how to hire, what to ask.
All these things are going to come handy when, actually, ICE will come to your company requesting
documents and actually arresting people.
So once again, my personal opinion, these raids and this kind of intimidation have never
been effective for the government, has never been effective to deter people from coming
here or working illegally.
Those people are working very, very difficult industries that, in this case, they're in
meatpacking.
Those are industries that are very difficult for them to find US citizens to work and therefore
they are resulting to work in foreign labor.
And so my opinion, those raids are never effective, only create fear and intimidation in our society.
And we hope that the government will reconsider and find better ways to deal with the situation.
But once again, in this video, we just talked about the implication for the people that
were arrested.
Again, right now, they're probably interviewing them, trying to figure out what to do with
them, whether they're going to get bailed or stay detained.
They are eligible to talk to an attorney and get an attorney to represent them.
And for the employers that are being raided, it is really important to put a plan in place
for compliance to make sure that if this happens, you are protected and you mitigate your damages
in case you are prosecuted by the government.
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