On Wednesday, June 15, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency notified 1,000 employers that their personnel records will be audited by federal investigators to determine their compliance with employment eligibility verification laws.

ICE did not release the identities of the target employers, but as reported by The Wall Street Journal, they include entities of all sizes, located in every state in the country, with an emphasis on businesses relating to “critical infrastructure and key resources, including food production, information technology, financial services and construction.”