Chipotle Illegal Immigrant Probe Expands
Chipotle Illegal Immigrant Probe Expands
The immigration probe that forced upscale burrito chain Chipotle to fire hundreds of workers in Minnesota is expanding, according to multiple sources. The fast-food chain was hit in December with the government's new I-9 audits, which require employers to produce documentation on all employees proving their right to work in the US.
The Denver-based company was forced to fire hundreds of illegal immigrants throughout the state of Minnesota, which insiders say was more than half its workforce in the state. And now, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have reportedly issued notices of inspection for the company's restaurants across Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The US restaurant industry has relied on illegal immigrants for its workforce for years. And insiders say the Chipotle probe is a wake-up call for the industry, which reportedly generates more than $300 billion a year in sales. Chipotle is among the biggest names caught in the immigration enforcement shift that began two years ago when President Obama took office.
The shift from big raids that often caught large numbers of workers at their workplace to these I-9 audits, which hold employers liable, has put the responsibility on the employers. The Chipotle probe serves notice to companies of all sizes that nobody is exempt from the audits and insiders say that a number of larger US companies have already responded by slowly weeding out illegal employees.
The immigration probe that forced upscale burrito chain Chipotle to fire hundreds of workers in Minnesota is expanding, according to multiple sources. The fast-food chain was hit in December with the government's new I-9 audits, which require employers to produce documentation on all employees proving their right to work in the US.
The Denver-based company was forced to fire hundreds of illegal immigrants throughout the state of Minnesota, which insiders say was more than half its workforce in the state. And now, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have reportedly issued notices of inspection for the company's restaurants across Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The US restaurant industry has relied on illegal immigrants for its workforce for years. And insiders say the Chipotle probe is a wake-up call for the industry, which reportedly generates more than $300 billion a year in sales. Chipotle is among the biggest names caught in the immigration enforcement shift that began two years ago when President Obama took office.
The shift from big raids that often caught large numbers of workers at their workplace to these I-9 audits, which hold employers liable, has put the responsibility on the employers. The Chipotle probe serves notice to companies of all sizes that nobody is exempt from the audits and insiders say that a number of larger US companies have already responded by slowly weeding out illegal employees.
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