IMAGE program helps employers hire only "legal" employees

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)--


In order to help combat the unlawful employment and reduce vulnerabilities that help illegal aliens gain employment, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently introduced the IMAGE program. By voluntarily participating in the program, companies can reduce unauthorized employment by the use of fraudulent identification documents.
All IMAGE participants gain membership to DHS's basic pilot employment verification program and employers may verify that newly hired employees are eligible to work United States. Free to employers, the system provides an automated link to the Social Security administration database and DHS immigration records.
To sign up for the program, visit the registration web page at (https://www.vis-dhs.com/EmployerRegistration/).
so addressing a recent question about what can we do locally...ICE recommends conducting annual I-9 audit by an external auditing firm or trained employee not otherwise involved in the I-9 and electronic verification process.