New York No Longer Safe for Undocumented Immigrants

New York No Longer Safe for Undocumented Immigrants

Sing Tao Daily, Posted: Jan 02, 2008

NEW YORK – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been forcefully checking the status of private companies’ employees in 2007. At the end of this year, ICE is conducting checks both at big companies in New York City and on the street in the Chinese community there, which frightens the neighborhood. ICE officers said they have reasons other than catching undocumented immigrants for the checks, according to the Sing Tao Daily. The Chinese-language newspaper reported that ICE reviewed employees of Fresh Direct, an Internet vegetable and fruit delivery company this month. As a result, more than 100 of its Hispanic employees did not return to work. Kelly Nantel from ICE said their catch of undocumented employees and employers who hired illegally doubled last year’s number.