SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — The Social Security
Administration cannot start sending out letters to employers next week
that carry with them more serious penalties for knowingly hiring
illegal immigrants, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Ruling on a
lawsuit by the nation’s largest federation of labor unions against the
U.S. government, U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney granted a temporary
restraining order prohibiting the so-called “no-match” letters from
going out as planned starting Tuesday.
The AFL-CIO
lawsuit, filed this week, claims that new Department of Homeland
Security rules outlined in accompanying letters threaten to violate
workers’ rights and unfairly burden employers. Chesney said the court
needs “breathing room” before making any decision on the legality of
new penalties aimed at cracking down on the hiring of illegal
immigrants.
She set the next hearing on the matter for October 1.
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