ICE could quintuple worksite enforcement.

The Trump administration is promising a major crackdown on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will "significantly increase" the number of inspections in worksite operations, according to acting ICE Director Tom Homan.

He said Homeland Security Investigations, ICE's investigative arm, could potentially quintuple its worksite enforcement actions next year. ICE conducted 1,279 workplace audits in 2016, down by 59% from 2013 when 3,127 employers were audited.

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