Workplace Inspections Increase in Pursuit of Illegal Hirings

There were 3,510 site investigations between Oct. 1 and May 4, more than all of fiscal year 2017

WASHINGTON—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ramped up workplace inspections, increasing audits and arrests as part of an effort to find illegal workers and deter businesses from hiring them, data released Monday showed.

For most of President Donald Trump’s administration, immigration enforcement has focused on preventing people from crossing into the U.S. and then arresting and deporting those who do. The administration said Monday it is more aggressively going after employers.

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