ICE's Acting Director Thomas D. Homan stated "Businesses that hire illegal workers are a pull factor for illegal immigration, and we are working hard to remove this magnet." The ICE will continue its efforts to protect jobs for American workers by eliminating unfair competitive advantages for companies that exploit illegal immigration."
7-Eleven is a well known convenience store chain that is famous for its Slurpee, had 98 of its stores nationwide, raided by agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Viewing audits and interviewing fellow employees and managers of the 98 stores, 21 were suspected of entering the US illegally and were arrested. Consisting of franchise owners and managers, nine were arrested for wire fraud under conspiracy with the use of stolen identities to conceal and harbor employees who entered the country illegally.
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