News Releases and Statements

ABC Professional Tree Services Inc. (ABC) has agreed to adhere to revised immigration compliance procedures and to pay $2 million as forfeited funds to the Department of Homeland Security related to revenue derived from the employment of illegal aliens.

A Washington-based supplier of fresh organic herbs to nearly 2,700 grocers was sentenced Tuesday to $1 million in criminal fines and probation for hiring illegal aliens in a case spurred by a tip to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

"Fresh Mark, Inc., a leading Ohio meat supplier, has partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by joining the agency's employment compliance program IMAGE, or ""ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers."""

The husband and wife owners of a Bay Area Mexican restaurant chain were sentenced Tuesday on various immigration, Social Security and tax violations uncovered during a probe involving ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and several other federal agencies and ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution to IRS.

Juan Arrazolo of St. Peter, Minn., made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday to answer charges of transporting and harboring illegal aliens for a scheme to supply cheap labor to large local food-producing farms.

Linden Heights Animal Hospital in Winchester, Va., has become the latest Washington-area employer to join a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program designed to strengthen hiring practices and combat the unlawful employment of illegal aliens.

A Queens aerospace company has partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by joining the agency's employment compliance program IMAGE, or 'ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers.'

VT Halter Marine, United States Marine, INC., and DCD Construction, INC., joined IMAGE, which provides businesses an opportunity to partner with the agency to develop a more secure and stable workforce.

A Florida business man pleaded guilty Friday to employing illegal aliens in Cayuga County, N.Y. This case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Two Pennsylvania business executives have been sentenced for the unlawful employment of illegal aliens and tax evasion.

Ivan T. Hardt, the president of a Sierra Vista drywall company, was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation and ordered to pay fines totaling $450,000 following a probe by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed the business employed illegal aliens.

"A Long Island biomedical company, Avery Biomedical Devices, Inc., has partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by joining the agency's employment compliance program IMAGE, or ""ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers."""

"Three Detroit-area businesses, Rizzo Services, United Lawnscape Inc. and QPS, have partnered with ICE by joining the agency's employment compliance program IMAGE, or ""ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers."""

An eight-count federal indictment was partially unsealed on Friday after two men were arrested for allegedly hiring illegal aliens in Winnie, Texas, to cleanup an oil spill near Marshall, Mich.

The owner and three managers of three local restaurants are facing federal charges related to the conspiracy to knowingly employ illegal aliens and to harbor them from authorities following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

A San Diego-area private country club with more than 70 employees is partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to strengthen its hiring practices, reduce fraud and ensure it hires a legal workforce.

Three owners of an Atlanta meat supply business, Rhett Maughon, Rafael Villarreal, Sr., and Marcus Maughon, have been sentenced to serve time in federal prison following a joint investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Atrium Companies, the owner of Houston-based Champion Window, and Advanced Containment Systems Inc. (ACSI), have agreed to adhere to revised immigration compliance programs and to each pay $2 million as forfeited funds to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ICE's Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) program helps employers detect the use of fraudulent identity documents, and subsequently, reduce unauthorized employment. This year, IMAGE will host a series of forums across the country. Employers interested in learning more about the program are invited to attend.

Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Germantown Police Department, El Rancho Grande in Germantown, Ohio, has been fined more than $20,000 for failing to comply with employment eligibility verification requirements.

The owner and manager of a San Diego-area car wash pleaded guilty Thursday to knowingly hiring illegal aliens following a seven-month investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Pete King Construction Co. and Kearney Electric Inc. were certified as 'IMAGE' or 'ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers' partners during a ceremony Wednesday. IMAGE is a voluntary program that allows private industry to partner with ICE to reduce unauthorized employment and the use of fraudulent identity documents.

A manufacturing firm and a major transportation company have become the latest Los Angeles-area employers to join a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program designed to strengthen hiring practices and combat the unlawful employment of illegal aliens.

J & J Industrial Supply Inc. was sentenced Tuesday on charges of employing illegal aliens after pleading guilty in October. The sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department.