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Groups Urge OSHA To Build On DHS’ Halt Of Workplace Immigration Raids

October 14, 2021 at 5:34 PM
Whistleblower protection groups are asking OSHA to take new steps to help undocumented workers report safety violations and seek protection from unlawful retaliation following a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo ending immigration agencies’ practice of raiding work site to make mass arrests. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ Oct. 12 memo orders the department to immediately end worksite immigration enforcement raids, shift the focus of enforcement to punishing “exploitative employers” who deliberately hire undocumented immigrants rather than apprehending individual workers, and...

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