WASHINGTON – Department of Homeland Security agents visited more than 100 businesses in the Washington area last week, including nearly a dozen popular restaurants, leaving owners and staff on edge.
“For the community as a whole, throughout the entire D.C. and DMV region, it’s an unnerving time…for the industry as a collective,” said Natasha Neely, vice president of Pupatella, one of the restaurants targeted by DHS.
The DHS confirmed the agents’ visits in a statement: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Investigations is conducting worksite enforcement actions across the nation to ensure businesses are following U.S. immigration and employment laws…