ICE Employer Sanction For Immigration Violations - Illegal Alien Employer Sentenced

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reports that a former owner of an Asian buffet restaurant in Vacaville, California, has been sentenced to eight months of home confinement and three years probation, February 9, 2009.

The case came after an ICE raid that resulted in the arrest of 21 illegal alien workers. The judge noted that the defendant conspired with an employment agency to hire aliens, who, due to their illegal status, were vulnerable to exploitation. The defendant had benefitted financially by not paying taxes, fees and proper salaries for the illegal employees. The employer admitted that from June 2006 until September 2008, he hired and assisted in the hiring of employees he knew were illegal aliens. The business hired at least 13 undocumented workers during that time. [Review The ICE Memorandum About the Employer Sentence].