The United States is facing a migration crisis on its southern border. Unfortunately, media images taken from ICE immigration detention facilities have been heartbreaking. Most of these migrants have come not from Mexico, however, but from the so-called “Northern Triangle”--El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS delegated the school certification process to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE, in turn, delegated the responsibility to its Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).
The main jail for ICE detainees in Buffalo is the Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center. This jail is located at 4250 Federal Drive; Batavia, NY, York
ICE is a federal government law enforcement agency whose responsibilities include preventing people from entering the United States illegally, apprehending people who are illegally present in the US, detaining certain immigrants, and similar police operations. Because ICE’s resources and activities have been hampered by the coronavirus crisis, the agency has issued a statement detailing its enforcement priorities during the crisis.
Once an employer received a Notice of Intent to Fine from ICE, the employer has the option to either pay the fine or contest the fine. The Notice of Intent to Fine is the charging document. A charging document lists all the violations allegedly committed by the employer and the corresponding penalties recommended by ICE.
