
Exhibiting its strategy of more aggressive worksite enforcement, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 1,282 persons at six Swift & Co. facilities in six states for immigration violations. Of these, 65 were also charged with identify theft or other violations, such as re-entry after deportation. Evidence uncovered in the investigation indicated that “hundreds” of the illegal aliens may have assumed the identities of U.S. citizens and their Social Security numbers to obtain employment. According to ICE, document fraud schemes have become more sophisticated due to new technology, where forgers use computer software and high resolution digital scanners to mimic actual documents.