The retail and wholesale business, which opened in 1999 on Rosecrans and Canon streets and a decade later moved to Liberty Station, supplies bread to a number of San Diego restaurants. “We have been subject to an I-9 audit by immigration authorities (DHS/ICE/INS) which has resulted in a notice of suspect documents,” Con Pane said in a Facebook post to its followers. On its website, ICE explains that it uses what are known as “I-9 audits” and civil fines to ensure compliance with hiring laws. Employers, states ICE, are given notice of an audit of their hiring records, after which businesses have three days to provide their I-9 forms. Authorities arrested 18 workers that day, and the owner was convicted of a misdemeanor and fined $396,000.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2020 03:33 UTC