Employers Should Prepare for Immigration Raids in 2025: Increased I-9 Audits by ICE (SSMF03)

2025 is here, and employers face an increasingly complex landscape of immigration enforcement. With fines for Form I-9 violations reaching up to $2,861 per error and penalties for knowingly employing unauthorized workers soaring to $28,619 per violation, employers face significant financial and legal risks.

 ICE has intensified enforcement efforts, conducting over 3,500 arrests year-to-date and record-breaking workplace raids, often without the need for a warrant. Coupled with thousands of annual I-9 audits, businesses must act proactively to safeguard against penalties.

In this course, participants will learn how to conduct internal audits, implement best practices for I-9 management, prepare for workplace and audits, and develop comprehensive compliance policies to protect their organizations.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Conduct thorough internal I-9 audits to reduce errors and ensure compliance with ICE requirements
  2. Implement best practices for I-9 verification, storage, and destruction across all company sites
  3. Distinguish between "silent raids" and forced raids, and prepare accordingly
  4. Evaluate the benefits of enrolling in E-Verify to potentially reduce ICE fines and penalties
  5. Develop strategies to detect and address systematic improprieties in recruiting patterns
  6. Create a comprehensive immigration compliance policy for their organization
  7. Understand and implement measures to mitigate ICE raids at sensitive locations

Who Should Attend:

  •  Employers
  •  Business owners
  •  HR professionals
  •  Compliance officers