Under the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) significantly increased its worksite enforcement actions against employers during 2018. From October 2017 through mid-July 2018, ICE opened 6,093 worksite investigations and made 675 criminal and 984 administrative worksite-related arrests. In her contributed article for Compliance & Ethics Professional, Melissa Dials, Of Counsel in Cleveland, shares dos and don'ts of I-9 compliance. Dials' checklist includes preventive measures, including conducting an internal audit of your I-9 forms and hiring outside counsel to assess your level of compliance.

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