You have to have probable cause to get a warrant to stage the raids.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 1:44 pmSo, we raid a business, lock up a bunch of employees, including some who were legal apparently, but didn't actually know whether the employer was doing anything wrong before the raid?old salt wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 1:27 pmOK Mr Instant Gratification.a fan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:49 pm If this doesn't tell you that Trump isn't the least bit serious about fixing immigration, nothing will....
Indictments of workers mount after the Mississippi immigration raids, but no employers have been charged
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/21/us/missi ... index.html
The CNN article you posted explains why it is so difficult, & takes so long, to make these cases against the employers.
Prosecutors have to prove that the employers knowingly hired workers with fake id. One of the employers was even using E-verify.
How do you expect them to bring charges before they build a case based on evidence secured in the raid ?
That's what made the case that Ratcliffe lead against Pilgrim Poultry in 2007 so significant.
It took 2 years, but his office finally secured a non-pros agreement after he left office.
Come on, can't we do a polite request for documentation of e-verify compliance, an inspection of worker papers, and if not forthcoming get a warrant and go in and look at the books without locking the employees up?
Or is that really not the point?
This ain't rocket science.
But then again, the whole thing is a farce. We should be making it much, much easier for green card, guest worker programs, path to citizenship, etc while at the same time doing tough screening for actual criminals and terrorists, etc and using e-verify to ensure compliance.
But, hey, that wouldn't make the white nationalist sorts happy would it? "We shall not be replaced".
Then you have to build a case that will stand up in court. When hired, the workers can present fake id, using a ssn# from identity theft.
If the ssn# matches the name it can pass e-verify.
The first step is to verify the employees who are illegal, then use them as evidence in building a case against the employer.
Has the US Atty yet said that no charges will be brought against the employer or that the investigation is still active ?
Give them time to do their jobs before going off half cocked.