ICE stops more than 280 people during a massive raid on the workplace

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 280 workers in a Texas tech company as part of what the agency has described as the most important raid on the workplace for a decade.

CVE Technology Group reportedly hired undocumented workers knowing they did not have permission to work in the US, ICE officials said in a statement.

Officers at the ICE Homeland Security Investigations Unit began investigating the company after the agency received tips. CVE employees used fraudulent documents.

"Companies that knowingly hire illegal aliens create an unfair advantage over their competing businesses," said Katrina Berger, HSI's special agent in Dallas. "In addition, they are cutting jobs for US citizens and legal residents and creating a climate conducive to exploiting their illegal labor."

Immigration authorities regularly carry out audits of I-9 forms. These documents are used by companies to prove that their employees are citizens or have obtained another work permit.

ICE was subject to increased scrutiny as the Trump administration tried to strengthen immigration policies.

However, the number of arrests made by ICE agents dropped by more than 10% in the second half of 2018. When the data was released last month, senior officials of the ICE have dropped more than 10% in the second half of 2018. ICE said the agency had been forced to divert resources to deal with the influx of migrants. at the US-Mexico border.

Detention centers along the southern border have been submerged to the point where customs and border protection officials have begun to immediately release migrant families with notice to appear in court.