From the Wenatchee (WA) World:
A large Brewster tree fruit company recently fired an undisclosed number of employees after federal immigration authorities warned that some workers were unauthorized to work in the United States.
Gebbers Farms said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials informed the company that some of its employees were unauthorized to work in the U.S. based on documents provided by the employees on employment eligibility forms, called I-9 forms.
Gebbers released the statement Tuesday. It was dated Dec. 28.
As a result of the contact with ICE, the company fired some employees. Employers who knowingly employ illegal workers are subject to fines.